Rugby-Taylor, Elliott called into All Blacks squad - reports
Nov 25 (Reuters) – Uncapped utility back Tom Taylor and hooker Hikawera Elliott have been called into the All Blacks squad as injury cover for the final match of their end-of-season tour against England, New Zealand media reported on Sunday. The 23-year-old Taylor, the son of 1987 World Cup winning centre Warwick, has been called in due to the Achilles’ injury sustained by flyhalf Daniel Carter, who was a late withdrawal from the side that beat Six Nations champions Wales 33-10 in Cardiff on Saturday. …
Iraqi Kurds send more troops into standoff with Iraq army
ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq’s Kurdish region has sent reinforcements to a disputed area where its troops are involved in a standoff with the Iraqi army, a senior Kurdish military official said, despite calls on both sides for dialogue to calm the situation. The second military buildup this year illustrates how far relations between Baghdad’s central government, led by Shi’ite Muslim Arabs, and ethnic Kurds have deteriorated, testing Iraq’s federal cohesion nearly a year after U.S. troops left. …
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