Busby Boosts Wales
Wolves second-row forward Dean Busby bagged a try in the warm up game to the World Cup against the South African Rhinos. The Dragons, which include Lee Briers partnering former Warrington player Iestyn Harris at scrum-half, played in front of 7,000 people at Loftus Verfeld Stadium in Pretoria. The Welsh coach and former Warrington Assistant coach Clive Griffiths used the match to blood youngsters on the international stage including Leigh's Dave Whittle and Dewsbury's Barry Eaton. Busby grabbed his try before the half when second rower Justin Morgan put Busby, playing at loose forward, over securing a 24-4 lead. Wales 40 Tries: Jenkins 2 (16th, 31st), Sterling (25th), Busby (36th), Harris (50th), Smith (63rd) Davies (66th). Con: Harris 6/7 Team: Paul Atcheson, Paul Sterling, Jason Critchley, Kris Tassell, Anthony Sullivan, Iestyn Harris, Lee Briers, Anthony Farrell, Mick Jenkins, Gareth Carvell, Justin Morgan, Paul Highton, Dean Busby. Subs: Chris Smith, David Whittle, Barry Eaton, Chris Morley, Hefin O'Hare, Wes Davies, Ian Watson South Africa 8 Tries: 2 Best (2nd, 67th) Con: Bloem 0/2 Hannes Venter, Mark Johnston, Brian Best, Lee Barnard, Archer Dames, Pierre van Wyk, Jamie Bloem, Eugene Powell, Sean Skelton, Jaco Booysens, Q de Villiers, Drikkie Mulder, Sean Rutgerson. Subs: Tom O'Shea, Jaco Webb, H Erasmus, Chris Hunter, Richard Louw, Corne Nel, Francois Cloete.
20, Oct, 2000
