New Zealand Rugby Boss Jock Hobbs reveals he has CLL

New Zealand Rugby Union chairman Jock Hobbs is battling leukaemia.
The former All Black, 49, who is credited with bringing the Rugby World Cup 2011 to New Zealand, confirmed yesterday that he had cancer.
"Yes, I have been diagnosed with leukaemia but it's in a chronic form, not acute," he told The Dominion Post. "It's being monitored and I feel fine."

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THE TACKLE THAT SAVED RUGBY-MAD SAM’S LIFE

A CRUNCHING rugby tackle which left teenager Sam Sugden lying bloodied on the pitch has saved his life.
Sam, 13, was playing in a cup final when he was accidentally kneed in the lip during a challenge. He suffered a cut to the mouth which took a long time to stop bleeding.

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Funeral tributes to 15-year-old leukaemia victim

The family and friends of 15-year-old Ryan Henry packed out St Aldhelm’s Catholic Church in Malmesbury today.
The football mad pupil of St Augustine’s Catholic College in Trowbridge, where Ryan also played rugby, died on April 2 after a seven-year battle with Leukaemia.

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