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BBC News
a day ago
- Business
- BBC News
Ports of Jersey seeks partner to develop La Folie Inn site
Ports of Jersey says it is seeking a development partner to restore an historic prominent 18th Century La Folie Inn in St Helier has been closed since 2004 and later sustained damage from Storm Ciarán. The site includes the listed former pub and surrounding land, and will be known as Merchants' of Jersey, which became landlord in 2015, said the procurement process for the site would start on Tuesday. Bosses said the aim was to transform the 3,000 square metre site into a hotel development that respected the building's character and the harbour's history. Ports of Jersey said it had conducted a market study that suggested the site could accommodate a hotel with about 125-150 guest Wright, maritime programme manager, said it was about "bringing La Folie - and what we're calling the Merchants' Quay Site – back to life" and highlighting its importance to Jersey's harbour story. The project is part of a broader Harbour Master Plan, which identifies the Merchants' Quay Site as a key area for regeneration. Marc Clayson, head of Ports Real Estate, described it as a "rare opportunity" to blend the site's history as a dockside hub with new hospitality offerings. He added any formal proposals would undergo public planning, allowing islanders to have their of Jersey said La Folie Inn, a listed structure, would be preserved and restored as part of the development. Tricia Warwick, CEO of Visit Jersey, said the plans could make La Folie a "standout destination" and a key part of the island's tourism.
The Age
a day ago
- Sport
- The Age
A rugby Test for the ages - and a decision that will be debated for years
It was, friends — the result aside — rugby at its very best. The second thing to celebrate was just how wonderfully the Wallabies played. I want my Australian teams to bleed for the jersey, to back themselves, to eschew the percentage play in favour of a damn-the-torpedoes, full-speed-ahead approach — and that is exactly how they played from the outset. After losing last week, our blokes started the match as heavy underdogs, criticised by former Lions coach Clive Woodward for having a 'losing mentality,' and there was a widespread feeling that we were simply outclassed. But under the captaincy of Harry Wilson, the Wallabies looked like a different team from the opening whistle. The lineouts worked. The scrums worked. Courtesy of the likes of Will Skelton and Rob Valetini coming into the pack this week, we had so much go-forward in the collisions that the Lions forwards were reeling with every clash. Loading In the backs, Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, Len Ikitau, Tom Wright and Max Jorgensen made break after break. With 10 minutes to go before half-time we had gone out to an 18-point lead, 23-5, courtesy of fabulous tries to James Slipper, Jake Gordon and Tom Wright - and it really looked as if not just a win but a blow-out win was on the cards! Even when the Lions came back with two tries of their own just before half-time, hope sprang eternal. Still, the Wallabies didn't back off, tackling themselves red-raw as the Lions launched raid after raid. Halfway through the second half, the Australians even had the line wide open for what might have been the winning try, only for the ball to be lost in heavy contact after Suaalii made a great break. It all came down to the final minute, with the Wallabies clinging to a 26–24 lead — only for the Lions to go over in extremis, in the corner. Many felt Lions flanker Jac Morgan's pulling down of Carlo Tizzano at a ruck just before Hugo Keenan scored, should have seen the try disallowed. Maybe. Maybe not. The ref said it was a legitimate try, and so be it. That technical loss aside, there was victory off the field in having staged such a match at the MCG — before a Lions world-record crowd of just over 90,000 — with many Victorians seizing the rare opportunity to witness a game of such global significance. With that in mind, I'll leave you with the words of Mr AFL himself, Eddie McGuire, who texted John Eales and myself immediately after the match ended. Folks, here's… Eddie!' 'What an amazing night for your code. 90,000 at the MCG! 'Record. Amazing game,' McGuire messaged. 'Not sure why we didn't get the last penalty. Ref has no idea about setting up a huge result and a big final game. Another effing tax auditor ruining the game!! 'Almost the perfect result. Still an amazing night. You should be very proud of the rugby culture. A week of joy. More please!' More to come, Eddie. It will be at the Olympic Stadium, next Saturday night. The Australians will be waiting for the Lions. They're a team that has grown before our eyes over this past week, a team to be proud of. They will be even better next week, and if there is a rugby God, this time it will go our way! Either way, the second Test was one for the ages and congrats to the British and Irish Lions and their supporters on a magnificent win.
Irish Independent
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
The Breakdown: Lions bench impact hits Wallabies where it hurts with last-gasp heroics
Analysing the key moments in the Lions' dramatic late victory over Australia in Melbourne As Tom Wright ran clear to finish a stunning Australian try on the half-hour mark, the full-back's team-mate Tate McDermott visibly urged him to dot the ball down closer to the posts. Wright didn't take any chances with the finish, but there is no doubt that he could have made the angle for the conversion easier. As it was, Tom Lynagh pulled the kick just wide of the posts, and while the Wallabies still led 23-5, you immediately felt that those two missed points could prove costly, and so it proved given the final three-point margin.
The Guardian
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
Australia 26-29 British & Irish Lions: second Test player ratings
Tom Wright A performance of swaggering confidence featuring a try, dynamic running to set up attacks and a punishing 50:22. Set the tone for his side from the back. 8 Max Jorgensen Always busy on the right wing, harried Lowe all game and his intelligent kicking kept the territorial pressure on. 7 Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii A mixed bag. Devastating is full motion in lead up to the Wright try, but often left rudderless in defence and was a little too casual in possession that allowed Curry to smash him in second half. 6 Len Ikitau Put in a huge number of carries once again, and his defensive work was quality, including a try-saving covering tackle on Kinghorn. 8 Harry Potter Contributed little before limping off after 19 minutes. 5 Tom Lynagh A missed important touch-finder late in the game was the only real blemish on another performance of great promise. Good from the tee and out of hand with the boot, ran the attack with relaxed and creative approach. The youngster is here to stay at this level. 7 Jake Gordon If an individual performance could represent the turnaround from the first Test it was this one. Unrecognisable from the lumbering effort of last week; a tryscoring, confident display. 8 James Slipper Rolled back the years in the loose with his defensive effort to prevent a Conan try before scoring one of his own. Less of a good day in the scrum. 6 David Porecki The fulcrum of a transformed Wallabies lineout that went from airborne joke a week ago to consistent quality in Melbourne. Gave his side a brilliant platform that they regularly exploited. 7 Allan Alaalatoa Pretty comprehensively dismantled by Porter at scrum time and was hooked at half-time as a result. 5 Nick Frost Along with Porecki was the central figure in the brilliant Australia lineout. Put himself about at ruck time as well with important clearouts and other dog work. 7 Will Skelton Carried hard and softened the Lions defence from the first exchanges until he left the field breathing from his eyeballs early in the second half. A huge impact and demonstration of what the Aussies missed. 8 Rob Valetini Ran with the ball more times than any other player in the opening 40 before he departed proceedings at half-time. Like Skelton, a real point of difference physically. A shame he wasn't ready to play the full 80. 8 Fraser McReight Visible with a couple of carries in broken play where he looked nimble, but anonymous in his core back-row role at the breakdown. 6 Harry Wilson The captain is an absolute trier, whether that's asking the ref to check a late clearout in the lead-up to a try, or carrying the ball up repeatedly. On the day, he wasn't hugely successful at either. 6 Replacements Billy Pollard (for Porecki, 56) 6, Angus Bell (for Slipper, 40) 6, Tom Robertson (for Alaalatoa 40) 6, Jeremy Williams (for Skelton, 47) 6, Langi Gleeson (for Valetini, 40) 7, Carlo Tizzano (for McReight, 60) 6, Tate McDermott (for Potter, 19) a strong showing in an unfamiliar wing position from early doors 7, Ben Donaldson n/a Hugo Keenan A difficult tour so far was banished from memory as he scored the series-clinching try at the end of a game where his quality re-emerged. His clever slap back into play to deny Lynagh a 50:22 early in the second half was a key momentum breaker. 8 Tommy Freeman More fluffed catches in a fitful game including a yellow card. His great season now appears a month too long. 5 Huw Jones Was in the groove despite the effect the late recall must have had. Gave away the penalty that led to the first Australia try, but made up for it with a strong finish to score one of his own. 7 Bundee Aki A couple of strong carries, one of which led to the Beirne try on the hour. Beyond that a middling outing. Caught out in defence by Suaalii for the Wright try. 6 James Lowe Struggled for an hour under the high ball and in the harrying presence of Jorgensen. Showed some typical aplomb in his offload to Beirne for his score and was replaced immediately after. 6 Finn Russell Showed little of his brilliance from the first Test. Some muffed passes and average return from the tee, but his willingness to spurn the drop goal and keep playing led to the winning score. 6 Jamison Gibson-Park Not a vintage performance, but then the Lions needed a cool head to maximise opportunities he came into his own, most notably with his dictation of play leading to the Curry try that sparked the comeback. 7 Andrew Porter Stymied Alaalatoa in the scrum, but less effective away from the set piece. Caught out on the Gordon try. 6 Dan Sheehan Put in a huge amount of work with the ball in hand, scored his swan-dive try handily. His usual quality self. 7 Tadhg Furlong Solid enough in the scrum and worked incredibly hard around the park with and without the ball. 7 Maro Itoje It's often said that as captain he's more of a leader by example and it showed in this tightest of matches. Worked tirelessly, fought at every breakdown, was never not at it. 8 Ollie Chessum The loss of Joe McCarthy was big and the Leicester lock was never going to be a like for like, but his brand of bog-standard, international second-row play in the tight served his team well. 6 Tadhg Beirne Off the pace and outmuscled for much of the first hour, but had enough nous and energy to score try out wide and frustrate the Wallabies for 80 minutes. 7 Tom Curry Just behind Keenan's try on the list of what won the match is the England flanker's recovery tackle on Suaalii in the second half to dislodge the ball and prevent a gigantic overlap being exploited. Nifty finish for his own try as well. 8 Jack Conan Rocked backwards by part-time winger McDermott at one point, and lost the ball over the line in first half when a try beckoned. Just shy of the pace of the game too often. 6 Replacements Rónan Kelleher (for Sheehan, 64) 6, Ellis Genge (for Porter, 54) 8, Will Stuart (for Furlong, 64) 7, James Ryan (for Chessum, 54) 6, Jac Morgan (for Curry, 54) 6, Alex Mitchell n/a, Owen Farrell (for Jones, 60) 5, Blair Kinghorn (for Lowe, 60) 7
The Age
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Age
A golden effort, a cruel ending, a classic for the ages
It was, friends — the result aside — rugby at its very best. The second thing to celebrate was just how wonderfully the Wallabies played. I want my Australian teams to bleed for the jersey, to back themselves, to eschew the percentage play in favour of a damn-the-torpedoes, full-speed-ahead approach — and that is exactly how they played from the outset. After losing last week, our blokes started the match as 6-1 underdogs, criticised by former Lions coach Clive Woodward for having a 'losing mentality,' and there was a widespread feeling that we were simply outclassed. But under the captaincy of Harry Wilson, the Wallabies looked like a different team from the opening whistle. The lineouts worked. The scrums worked. Courtesy of the likes of Will Skelton and Rob Valetini coming into the pack this week, we had so much go-forward in the collisions that the Lions forwards were reeling with every clash. Loading In the backs, Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, Len Ikitau, Tom Wright and Max Jorgensen made break after break. With ten minutes to go before half-time we had gone out to an 18-point lead, 23-5, courtesy of fabulous tries to James Slipper, Jake Gordon and Tom Wright - and it really looked as if not just a win but a blow-out win was on the cards! Even when the Lions came back with two tries of their own just before half-time, hope sprang eternal. For still the Wallabies didn't back off, tackling themselves red-raw meantime. The Australians even had the line wide-open at one point for what might have been the winning Wallabies try with ten minutes to go, only for our ball to be lost on heavy contact. It all came down to the final minute, with the Wallabies clinging to a 26–24 lead — only for the Lions to go over in extremis, in the corner. Many felt Lions flanker Jac Morgan's pulling down of Carlo Tizzano at a ruck just before Hugo Keenan scored, should have seen the try disallowed. Maybe. Maybe not. The ref said it was a legitimate try, and so be it. That technical loss aside, there was victory off the field in having staged such a match at the MCG — before a Lions world-record crowd of just over 90,000 — with many Victorians seizing the rare opportunity to witness a game of such global significance. With that in mind, I'll leave you with the words of Mr AFL himself, Eddie McGuire, who texted John Eales and myself immediately after the match ended. Folks, here's… Eddie!' 'What an amazing night for your code. 90,000 at the MCG! 'Record. Amazing game.,' McGuire messaged. 'Not sure why we didn't get the last penalty. Ref has no idea about setting up a huge result and a big final game. Another effing tax auditor ruining the game!! 'Almost the perfect result. Still an amazing night. You should be very proud of the rugby culture. A week of joy. More please!' More to come, Eddie. It will be at the Olympic Stadium, next Saturday night. The Australians will be waiting for the Lions. They're a team that has grown before our eyes over this past week, a team to be proud of. They will be even better next week, and if there is a rugby God, this time it will go our way!
