P135 Teletext 135 Aug14 21:49:14 UNION ————————————————————————————— —— ALL BLACKS OFFERED CONTRACTS TO STAY The All Blacks have been offered contracts to stay with the New Zealand RFU and not join the proposed breakaway World Rugby Corporation. All Black captain Sean Fitzpatrick said after a meeting at a Wellington hotel that the team would consider the contracts over the next week. The NZRFU contracts are worth £110,000 a year for three years. ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— POLL Can Botham make England great? 138 HOLIDAYS, LOANS, ETC. CLASSIFIEDS page 350 Next Soccer Cricket RegionalP135 Teletext 135 Aug14 21:44:53 UNION ————————————————————————————— —— RIVALS CALL TRUCE IN BATTLE FOR CONTROL Australia's ruling body and the rebel World Rugby Corporation have agreed to a temporary truce as Wallaby players decide which side to back in the battle for control of the sport down under. The ARFU and the WRC will suspend their efforts to sign players until at least the middle of next week. The leading Wallabies are expected to meet on August 23. ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— Regional sport 170 Sport index 131 WEN ASTON VILLA-MAN STD TICKETS p179 Next Soccer Cricket RegionalP135 Teletext 135 Aug14 21:44:48 UNION ————————————————————————————— —— SOUTH AFRICAN LESSER LIGHTS BACK PACKER Kerry Packer's planned breakaway Would Rugby Corporation was gi6jn a boost when most of South Africa's provincial players gave the project their backing. A meeting of fi6j of the six pro6incial sides ended with the announcement that around 30 of the top pjrformjrs from each had signed contracts with the WRC. Only Transvaal were not represented at the summit. ——————————————————————————————————3/3—— Regional sport 170 Sport index 131 REGIONAL NEWS, SPORT & TRAVEL p330 Next Soccer Cricket Regional