Keane: Smith Will Benefit from World Cup Experience Thursday, 3rd Jun 2010 09:02
Boss Roy Keane says defender Tommy Smith will benefit from playing for New Zealand at this summer’s World Cup in South Africa. The 20-year-old looks likely to be a starter for the All Whites on the left-side of a three-man defence.
Keane told the club site: “Tommy has squeezed into the New Zealand squad late on and he should enjoy it.
“It is good for him and it is good for Ipswich that he is there, and hopefully he’ll come back a better player for his experience.
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Kiwi Olympic medal hopeful Tom Walsh is back in his happy place competing against the world s best.
For Tom Walsh the road to Olympic shot put gold in Tokyo very much starts in Tucson, Arizona over the next few days. Walsh and fellow Games-bound Canterbury athlete Lauren Bruce begin their buildups to the Tokyo Olympics in Arizona with a couple of meets over the next few days that will be important first steps down a path that ends at the four-yearly global sporting gathering. Both, for their own reasons, need tough international competition, and have decided to roll the dice and depart the safe confines of New Zealand to achieve it.