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Sports CALGARY HERALD Tuesday, October 21,2003 C7 I I Sponsors spurn provincials RUGBY WORLD CUP Scotland struggles to beat Eagles 1, Vgg has turned to Australian-born fullback James Pritchard for more than his local knowledge at the rugby World Cup. They persuaded Pritchard to bring his Xbox on the road with him. The video games have helped kill some hours in the hotel. Pritchard, while an Aussie, currently favours ice hockey and NFL games. He's also a big fan of Halo, a futuristic shoot-'em-up game, and is anxiously awaiting the sequel.

"I finished the first one, which was quite an achievement for me. I spent plenty of hours on it." Media invasion World Cup organizers say accredited media come from 32 countries, with 1,221 print media and photographers, 1,022 TV broadcasters and 169 radio broadcasters. Generating a buzz World Cup officials report a swarm of some 400,000 bees swooped into Subiaco Oval in Perth and started to nest in one of the ground's speakers just hours before the England-South Africa game Saturday. A professional apiarist called in by organizers doused the hive with smoke and brushed the bees into two large buckets. Herald News Services BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA Simon Danielli scored two tries Monday as Scotland again struggled against a relative minnow before beating the United States 39-15 in a rugby World Cup Pool encounter.

Scotland next faces Six Nations rival France, finalist at the last World Cup, on the back of a stuttering 32-11 win over Japan and an unimpressive defeat of theUS. Eagles. The Scottish secured a bonus competition point in the 71st minute when flyhalf Gregor Townsend scooted in for the fourth try 33 minutes after prop Gavin Kerr had crossed for their third five-pointer. The Americans, who had a 19-18 loss to Fiji in their opener, were again strong on defence but lacked imagination in attack and extended their World Cup record losing stretch to 10 matches. Mike Hercus, who missed a conversion that could have lifted the Eagles to an upset win over Fiji, landed three penalties in the first half and two in the second to account for all 15 points.

Scotland winger Chris Paterson kicked two penalties, four conversions and crossed the final try for a 19 point haul. Canadian distractions The Canadian rugby team 0 Shannon Kleibrink team picked up its third top-finish in as many starts this season, bowing 10-4 to Regina's June Campbell in the final. Kleibrink, third Amy Nixon, second Glenys Bakker and lead Stephanie Marchand picked up $2,600 for finishing second, while the Campbell foursome went home $4,000 richer. Shannon Nimmo's Calgary quartet picked up $1,250 for reaching the quarter-finals, while Sue Fulkerth, also of Calgary, won the $800 consolation title. Meanwhile, Calgary's John Morris made his trip to Switzerland pay off, helping a short-staffed Ferbey win the Bund Trophy for the second straight year in Berne.

Ferbey, playing with Morris at third, Brent Laing at second and his regular lead Marcel Rocque, beat Yannick Reng-gli of Geneva 6-4 in the final to win the top prize of around $15,000. Morris's Calgary team will be credited with a quarter-share of the winnings in the WCT money standings. Other winners on the WCT were: Glenn Howard of Penetang, won $20,000 by beating Wayne Middaugh of Victoria Harbour, 7-6 in the final of the Don Bartlett Classic in Gander, Nfld. Bert Gretzinger toppled his old skip Rick Folk 7-5 in the all-Kelowna, B.C., championship game at the Thompson Hotel Crown of Curling in Kamloops, a triumph worth $10,000. Dave Boehmer of Petersfield, Man, knocked off Kerry Burt-nyk of Winnipeg 8-5 for the $6,000 US top prize at the Forks Classic in Grand Forks, N.D.

Weekend women's tour winners were: Kelly Scott of Kelowna, B.C., hammered Tracey Jones of Prince George, B.C., 10-3 in the women's final at Kamloops, earning $6,400. Suzanne Gaudet of Sum-merside, P.E.I, turned back Anne Merklinger of Ottawa to pocket the $9,000 winner's cheque at the Southwestern Ontario Women's Charity Cashspiel in London, Ont, her second 'spiel win this season. ACAMERONTHEHERALD.CANWEST.COM No backing for men championship ALLEN CAMERON Calgary Herald It seems the appeal of Randy Ferbey and his three-time Nokia Brier champs from Edmonton only goes so far with corporate Alberta. Despite the allure of some of the world's highest-profile curling teams, the provincial men's championship next February in Hinton won't have a title sponsor. Canada Safeway had sponsored the past 10 provincials, taking over after a long relationship with Labatt.

But despite having more than a year of lead time, the Alberta Curing Federation hasn't been able to scare up a new corporate partner. "It's disappointing, but I think, as an organization, we're trying to establish a long-term partnership with the right partner and it's important that when we fill that partnership, it's a win for both sides," ACF executive-director Jim Pringle said Monday. "We don't want to get into anything that solves one problem short-term but creates other problems long-term. "The only stakeholder that's going to suffer is the ACF. The championship will look the same and be run the same for the competitors.

There'll just be a few less signs around the arena" The financial consequences of not having a title sponsor are stiff. The ACF is on the hook for between $40,000 and $50,000 that normally would have come from the corporate partner. Fortunately, the ACF has generated extra revenue elsewhere, notably from sponsorship deals for its other provincial championships the Drug Trading group with the seniors and Target with the juniors. But that's just a temporary fix. The search is ongoing for a new sponsor.

Enmax was a rumoured suitor, and talks are continuing with other companies. "For me to say we're optimistic might be misleading," said Pringle. "Partnerships are changing, whether it's in curl- I Herald Archive, Canadian Press Randy Ferbey might be one of the world's top drawing cards, but his team's achievements aren't enough to attract a sponsor for the Alberta men's curling championship. yrr ri- i Ml mm Is IE Uhl DWAYNE WAYNE FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN LISTEN TO A COPY OF FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE'S NEW CO WEEKOW 'WELCOME interstate oplA-7PM PLUS QUALIFY oTNttN FOR A TRIP FOR TWO TO SEE ON FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE UVE IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA ing or anything else. We're having to be a lot more creating and we're having to fight for a pie that's continually growing smaller and smaller." The Jet rules at the Hat It was a lucrative weekend for Calgary curlers on the gold trail.

Leading the way was Rob (The Jet) Johnson, who knocked off fellow Calgarian Greg Northcott 9-2 in Monday afternoon's final at the Meyers Norris Penny Charity Classic at the Medicine Hat Curling Club for his first World Curling Tour triumph as a skip. The win was worth $10,600 to Johnson, third Richard Kleib-rink, second Sean O'Connor and lead Shawn MacLachlan, who took control of the title game by scoring four in the fourth end. Northcott, third Rich Kadonaga, second Joel Matthews and lead Brent Bawel settled for the runner-up cheque of $6,000. "It's been a long weekend," said a satisfied Johnson, who, with the win, boosted his team's chances of qualifying for the lucrative Canada Cup next January in Kamloops, B.C., where an Olympic trials spot will be on the line. "We're pumped up.

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