One of Malaysia's top football clubs has pulled out of Friday's season-opening Charity Shield after a spate of assaults, including an acid attack, on players in the country.It leaves the kick-off of Malaysia's football season this weekend under a cloud following the unprecedented acts of violence against players, which have left the country shocked and angry.
The recruitment of the two players in the summer of 2006 broke third-party ownership rules.
Wellington Hurricanes head coach Clark Laidlaw anticipates a back-row battle royal when his team faces a trio of All Blacks loose forwards in Saturday's Super Rugby top-of-the-table clash with the Auckland Blues.The Blues have picked a powerful back-row made up of All Blacks trio Dalton Papali'i, Hoskins Sotutu and Akira Ioane.