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Tonga schoolboys tour of Samoa

  • Sunday, November 28 2004 @ 09:16 am ACDT
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Oceania It's exciting to report the first true international tour by a Tongan representative side. After their successful first season of schoolboys footy in the Kingdom, their best side has been selected and will travel to nearby Samoa, to take on their arch rivals.

Essendon to visit Japan

  • Sunday, November 28 2004 @ 12:17 am ACDT
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Asia Players from AFL club Essendon will visit Japan for 10 days in December, as part of a pre-season trip aimed at developing their leadership group.

Tokyo Goannas - Box Hill North scholarship for 2004

  • Wednesday, November 24 2004 @ 07:48 pm ACDT
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Asia Several weeks ago the Tokyo Goannas (of the Japan AFL) and Box Hill North (from the Victorian Amateur Football Association) announced the winner of their 2004 scholarship. As in 2003, it allowed a player from BHN to travel to Japan for about three weeks, to train and play with the Samurais, a University based side. It helps further build on the links established between BHN and the Japanese league. The following is from the Tokyo Goannas website.

US scholarships for 2005

  • Tuesday, November 23 2004 @ 03:39 am ACDT
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North America The USAFL works with Macquarie Univsersity (in New South Wales, Australia) and AFL club Essendon (in Melbourne) to provide two scholarships each year for promising players to travel to Australia and play at a higher level. The 2005 winners have been announced.

Another role model for PNG footy is drafted

  • Saturday, November 20 2004 @ 11:31 pm ACDT
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General News AFL club St Kilda has made one of the shocks of AFL National Draft day, selecting a young man of PNG descent, from outside the elite talent programs. Hopefully his heritage will make him a further role model for the thousands of kids now playing footy in Papua New Guinea, just like Mal Michael of the Brisbane Lions, who has a huge profile in Australia\'s northern neighbour.

Footy a welcome hit in Kenya

  • Saturday, November 20 2004 @ 04:01 am ACDT
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Africa From http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=aflfocus&spg=display&articleid=177483

During September, Baltimore Washington Eagle Gus Horsey ventured to Nairobi, Kenya where he ran several footy clinics and organised a grand final between four local teams.

South African footy makes mainstream Aussie media

  • Thursday, November 18 2004 @ 12:51 am ACDT
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Africa After what some might say was neglect, the mainstream Australian media have had a few reports recently about potential players coming into the AFL from overseas, and the growth of the game in South Africa. Perhaps Australian sports journalists are starting to realise that readers have an interest in footy beyond their own club.

International Cup 2002 in Review

  • Tuesday, November 16 2004 @ 12:49 am ACDT
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General News

It has been two years since the inaugural International Cup, held in Melbourne. The event was a great success and plenty has been said and written about it, but there have been many new developments in the world of Australian Rules football, and hopefully a lot of new people have become interested in this emerging aspect of the game. So worldfootynews.com thought it would be worthwhile reviewing the 2002 event. Later, we will preview the 2005 tournament.

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