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  Matfield Green, Kansas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Matfield Green, in Chase County, is a unique community: small by any standards, but once a railhead for shipping cattle from the Flint Hills.
Matfield Green appears on a county map in the 1877-78 Biennial Report of the State Board of Agriculture.
Matfield Green appears on a county map in the History of Kansas by Noble L. Prentis published in 1899.
skyways.lib.ks.us /towns/MatfieldGreen   (260 words)

  
 iafrica.com | news | content feeds | gulf sport The Matfield 'injury' mystery
The reports of Matfield's axing have even surfaced in Australia, where the Boks beat the Pacific Islanders 38-24 in Gosford at the weekend, and it is reported that he was sent home for reasons other than injury.
Matfield has also made it clear, publicly, that he felt the knee was not serious and that he would have been ready to face the All Blacks in a Tri-Nations match in Christchurch this coming Saturday.
Matfield's mysterious 'injury' follows another highly controversial incident, when Sharks utility forward AJ Venter was selected, dropped and the selected again, in a dispute between selection chief André Markgraaff and the Sharks.
iafrica.com /news/content_feeds/gulfsport/335625.htm   (744 words)

  
 Rugby news, fun, results, fixtures and features from Rugby365.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
It might be stating the obvious, but Matfield said the Waratahs second place on the standings after the completion of the league stages of the competition reflects the quality of the players in their side.
Matfield, who has earned himself a reputation as the best line-out exponent in the world, will be key to the Bulls' cause on Saturday.
Matfield, who will be remembered for the try he scored from an outrageous chip-kick against the Brumbies back in 2001, played his 50th Super 12 game for the Bulls against the Stormers last Saturday - the first player to achieve this feat for the Bulls.
www.rugby365.com /LATEST_NEWS/story_43683.shtml   (881 words)

  
 iafrica.com | news | content feeds | gulf sport I've not been victimised - Matfield
Matfield returned home from Australia last week, ahead of the one-off Test against the Pacific Islanders at the weekend, with a knee injury given as the official reason for his 'homecoming'.
Bok coach Jake White was reportedly under "instructions" not to select Matfield, because the Blue Bulls second row forward is one of several players currently involved in court actions against Sarfu and SA Rugby over alleged broken contract promises.
However, Matfield on Tuesday said he did not feel that the reason for him returning home was anything other than injury related.
iafrica.com /news/content_feeds/gulfsport/335844.htm   (653 words)

  
 Mercury - Matfield injury row
Matfield is one of three players who are demanding that Sarfu honour promises of contracts made to them by former Bok coach Rudolf Straeuli after last year's Rugby World Cup.
Matfield's fitness is sure to fuel the fires of conspiracy about his return, and the player knows all too well there may be more to the story than everyone is letting on.
Speaking frankly in Pretoria yesterday, Matfield said he had heard the rumours that Sarfu were putting pressure for him not to be picked, but would be surprised if that was the reason why he was sent home.
www.themercury.co.za /index.php?fSectionId=286&fArticleId=2156221   (694 words)

  
 XTRAMSN: Matfield Cleared As Kelleher Sits Out
Matfield was cited by the independent citing commissioner for a challenge on Kelleher in the 10th minute of thier Tri Nations match in Cape Town that led to the withdrawal of the New Zealander.
Matfield stayed on to play a dominant role in the Boks' win, their second home victory in succession as they defend the Tri Nations title.
Matfield will now be free to play for South Africa in their next Tri Nations match against Australia in Perth on Saturday week.
xtramsn.co.nz /news/0,,12078-4641285-47_12428_true,00.html   (435 words)

  
 Matfield Kent - (Largest Village Green in Kent) - an English Village (UK)
Matfield lies on the B between Pembury and Paddock Wood, about 6 miles to the north east of Royal Tunbridge Wells off the A21.
During the 1728 the house known as Matfield House, the gorgeous mansion on Matfield green was built.
Matfield has at its centre the beautiful village green and duck pond.
www.villagenet.co.uk /highweald/villages/matfield.php   (403 words)

  
 South Africa rugby news, commentary, fun, fixtures, results, downloads and features from Planet-Rugby.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Matfield, who was recently the centre of a major controversy when he was sent home from New Zealand, ostensibly because of a knee injury, was invited to the training camp in Johannesburg to undergo fitness tests - conducted by the Bok medical staff.
Matfield, upon his return from New Zealand, was cleared by a Pretoria specialist and played for the Blue Bulls the next week, only to be dropped from the Bulls team last week.
Matfield stole several balls on the Province throw - according to Meyer that count was "six or seven".
www.planet-rugby.com /Teams/South_Africa/story_37635.shtml   (739 words)

  
 IOL: Matfield fit - but unwanted by Jake
Matfield came through Saturday's one-point defeat by the Lions at Ellis Park with no apparent injury and no sign of the alleged knee injury for which he had been sent home in the first place.
It has also been suggested that Matfield was unhappy when Os du Randt was appointed to take over as the pack leader if skipper John Smit were to leave the field, and that he (Matfield) had a clash with the Bok captain in Cape Town.
Matfield also confirmed that he had not phoned White again since leaving a message for him after seeing a knee specialist, and that he had not received any correspondence from the Bok camp.
www.int.iol.co.za /index.php?set_id=6&click_id=4&art_id=vn20040726104343502C639163   (775 words)

  
 IOL: Expect it to be brutal, warns Matfield
Matfield said the Springbok pack planned to take on the Wallaby forwards, who combined well in their 12-6 opening loss to New Zealand in Christchurch on July 13.
Matfield said the Wallabies were more creative than the All Blacks who played with more structure.
Matfield's teammate, flyhalf Werner Greeff declared the tourists' performance against the All Blacks showed they could become a strong and devastating unit if they eliminate mistakes.
www.int.iol.co.za /index.php?click_id=18&art_id=qw1027422721439S163&set_id=6   (437 words)

  
 sport.iafrica.com | rugby | news Matfield, White go head-to-head
It was first suggested that Matfield was dropped from the Springbok team, on the eve of the Boks' Tri-Nations Test against the All Blacks in Christchurch because of his pending legal action against the South African Rugby Football Union (Sarfu).
White maintained throughout the controversy that the only reason for Matfield's absence was because he was "injured" and was sent home because he was not fit — this despite the fact that he played for the Bulls on the same day as the All Black Test.
Meyer told Matfield to get some "game time" in club rugby, after the lock forward appeared lethargic and disinterested in the loss to the Lions the previous week.
sport.iafrica.com /rugby/news/339174.htm   (616 words)

  
 RugbyRugby : Latest News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The summit was arranged following the recent rumours surrounding Matfield's release from the Bok squad ahead of the Test against the All Blacks in June.
But upon his return to South Africa, Matfield played a Currie Cup match for the Bulls on the same weekend that the Boks clashed with the All Blacks in Christchurch.
Later reports suggested that it was, in fact, because Matfield had been a negative influence on his team-mates - rumours which were also denied by the Bok management.
www.rugbyrugby.com /LATEST_NEWS/story_37552.shtml   (426 words)

  
 Cape Times - 'Sarfu wanted Matfield's head'
Christchurch: Victor Matfield, sent home with an injured knee from the Springbok squad in Australasia last week, is set to play for the Blue Bulls this weekend amid claims that Sarfu put pressure on national coach Jake White to drop him.
Matfield is one of three players who are demanding that Sarfu honour promises of contracts made to them by former Bok coach Rudolf Straeuli after last year's World Cup.
The Matfield controversy comes after a weekend where players wore white armbands in the match against the Pacific Islands as a show of "solidarity on and off the field".
www.capetimes.co.za /index.php?fSectionId=275&fArticleId=2156139   (662 words)

  
 Contract whispers surround Matfield - TriNations - RugbyHeaven   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Matfield flew back home to Pretoria to "undergo a knee operation", but he took part in the Blue Bulls' practice session at Loftus on Monday.
Since Matfield's return, there have been persistent rumours that a contract dispute with SA Rugby (Pty) Ltd is the real reason for his return and that the knee injury is nothing but a "smokescreen".
Piet Heymans, chief executive of the South African Rugby Players' Association (Sarpa), confirmed on Monday that Matfield, Christo Bezuidenhout, Richard Bands and Dale Santon (all members of the 2003 World Cup team) declared a dispute with SA Rugby because the contracts former Bok coach Rudolf Straeuli promised them were never awarded.
www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au /articles/2004/07/20/1090089153870.html   (500 words)

  
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Therefore at the beginning of the Matfield River the approximate mix of effluent to water is 1.4 mgd water to 19.79 mgd effluent during low flows.
Matfield River (6236925) MA62-32_2004 Confluence of Beaver Brook and Salisbury Plain River, East Bridgewater to confluence with Town River and Taunton River, Bridgewater.
The Matfield and Salisbury Plain NPS Study of 2002 shows that this is the case at several sample sites in the city.
www.glooskapandthefrog.org /comments.htm   (7757 words)

  
 Cape Times - Matfield: Best team spirit I have ever felt
That the two were in perfect harmony was almost as extraordinary as the turnaround in SA rugby's fortunes after the events of last month where Matfield was sent home from tour with what the Springbok management claimed was an injured knee.
In a well-publicised spat, it was claimed that Matfield had been sent home because of legal action he was taking against SA Rugby for their failure to honour a promise of a contract by former coach Rudolf Straeuli.
Matfield scored the try that turned the game, albeit thanks to Breyton Paulse winning back his own high kick.
www.capetimes.co.za /index.php?fArticleId=2196475   (416 words)

  
 Matfield a medical casualty
Matfield will play for the Bulls on Saturday and, if his knee stands up to the rigours of Currie Cup rugby, he could find himself back on the plane to Australia as soon as Sunday.
Smith is considered as valuable a player as Matfield, but White took a decision at the time not to take a chance.
Matfield was told to visit the same specialist in an attempt by White to get him fit so that he could play in the home matches of the Tri-Nations.
www.news24.com /News24/Sport/Rugby/0,,2-9-838_1560589,00.html   (290 words)

  
 Star - Joost do it, Rudy tells skipper Matfield
Springbok lock Victor Matfield will take a major step forward this week when he steps up to lead the Bulls in their Super 12 tour finale against the Brumbies in Canberra in the absence of captain Joost van der Westhuizen.
But another reason why Joost is heading home is to make room for Matfield to make his presence felt as captain.
Matfield will step into the captaincy role with SA under-21 scrumhalf Fourie du Preez, who had a decent Super 12 debut on Saturday, starting ahead of Coenraad Groenewald.
www.thestar.co.za /index.php?fSectionId=133&fArticleId=79755   (374 words)

  
 MATFIELD GREEN 2 N, CHASE COUNTY, KANSAS USA Weather History and Climate Data   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
MATFIELD GREEN 2 N, CHASE COUNTY, KANSAS USA
Source: MATFIELD GREEN 2 N, CHASE COUNTY data derived from NCDC TD 9641 Clim 81 1961-1990 Normals.
Map of the area around MATFIELD GREEN 2 N, CHASE COUNTY from tiger.census.gov.
www.worldclimate.com /cgi-bin/data.pl?ref=N38W096+2300+145069C   (91 words)

  
 Reed
Matfield Street crosses and comes over onto the eastern side of that railroad.
So that so far as you now have in mind in answering these questions as to the picture you saw that day at Matfield, neither the clothes of the man or face of the man or the hat that he wore appeared to you to be dusty.
Matfield Street, I think perhaps my brother has not the thing in mind.
www.law.umkc.edu /faculty/projects/ftrials/SaccoV/reed.html   (6333 words)

  
 Coaches want heavier, harder Matfield - Provincial - RugbyHeaven   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Meyer said Matfield didn't battle with any of the above two years ago and he thought these matters could have been neglected because Matfield followed a different pattern of play under other coaches.
Matfield and Britz were both sent onto the field in the 62nd minute of the game and two minutes later Matfield poached a Province ball.
Matfield joined the Bok squad in Johannesburg on Sunday and took part in a training session.
www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au /articles/2004/08/09/1092022404311.html   (414 words)

  
 RugbyRugby   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Following his team's heart-breaking 21-19 loss to the defending champions, Brumbies, in Canberra last week, Meyer is set to include Springboks Victor Matfield and Bakkies Botha in a beefed up pack to face the hardy Highlanders.
Matfield missed the encounter with the Brumbies because he was on duty with the Southern Hemisphere at the tsunami fundraiser in London, while Botha sat on the bench in Canberra.
Team manager Wynie Strydom confirmed that Matfield, who only rejoined the team late on Monday, will be in the starting XV.
www.rugbyrugby.com /COUNTRY_BY_COUNTRY/USA/Country_News/story_42081.shtml   (590 words)

  
 Matfield's future on the line
It will be the first time Matfield and White will be meeting in person since the Springbok lock was sent home to recover from a knee injury before the Tri-Nations Test against New Zealand in Christchurch.
White is also going to insist that Matfield undergoes a fitness test, which will take place under the supervision of the Bok medical team.
He said he thought it was essential for White and Matfield to sit at a table and clear the air once and for all.
www.news24.com /News24/AnanziArticle/0,,2-9-838_1567078,00.html   (478 words)

  
 SABCnews.com - sport/rugby
Springok lock Victor Matfield and Jake White, the coach, have kissed and made up after an extra-ordinary meeting held in Pretoria today.
The pair had been at loggerheads ever since Matfield was sent back home from the Antipodes with an apparent knee injury.
Matfield last played against Wales in Pretoria and was sent home from New Zealand before the start of the Tri-Nations with a knee injury.
www.sabcnews.com /sport/rugby/0,2172,85015,00.html   (208 words)

  
 Matfield - UK Shop Search > Matfield
Matfield is a small village in Kent in the South East of England.
The Matfield and District Riders Association (MDRA) was formed in 1982 following the death of a young rider on the...
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 Find Churches in Matfield Green Kansas - FlockFinder.com
Find churches in Matfield Green Kansas that are right for you.
For some time now, churches in Kansas have been pressured to get a "church website" assuming it would be an effective evangelistic tool and a way to promote their church.
Churches in Matfield Green Kansas would be surprised at the amount of people who are looking for a church in their area.
www.flockfinder.com /churches_kansas/matfield_green/churches_matfield_green_kansas.html   (660 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Sport - Springbok Matfield escapes punishment
Springbok lock Victor Matfield has been found not guilty by a disciplinary commission of carrying out a dangerous tackle in Saturday's Tri-nations match against New Zealand in Cape Town.
Matfield was cited for a challenge on All Black scrumhalf Byron Kelleher in the 10th minute that led to the withdrawal of the New Zealander.
The disciplinary commission, which met on Sunday, was chaired by Michael Goodwin of Australia and included South Africans Jannie Lubbe and Piet Nieman.
www.rte.ie /sport/2005/0807/matfieldv.html   (139 words)

  
 SI.com - More Sports - Springboks' Matfield cleared for Tri-Nations tour - Wednesday June 30, 2004 4:32PM
CAPE TOWN, June 30 (Reuters) -- Lock Victor Matfield has been cleared to join South Africa's three-test tour of Australia and New Zealand next month, Springbok spokesman Rayaan Adriaanse said on Wednesday.
Adriaanse said tests on Matfield's injured ankle had revealed no serious damage and that he would take his place in an expanded 31-man squad.
Matfield limped out of Saturday's 53-18 victory over Wales and was not included in the original squad announced on Sunday.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/more/06/30/bc.sport.rugby.nations.matfield   (152 words)

  
 LondonTown.com | Matfield Road Guide | Matfield Road London, DA17, England, UK | London Streets by Street | London ...
Matfield Road is located in the borough of Bexley
Below we present a selection of upcoming events, local attractions and great places to eat and shop.
The nearest underground station to Matfield Road is 'Becontree ' which is about 130 minutes to the North West.
www.londontown.com /LondonStreets/matfield_road_bf8.html   (87 words)

  
 Matfield cleared of Kelleher tackle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Springbok lock Victor Matfield has been cleared of any wrongdoing with regard to his tackle on All Blacks scrumhalf Byron Kelleher during the Tri-Nations match between South Africa and New Zealand in Cape Town.
Australian referee Andrew Cole found nothing wrong with the tackle and did not penalise the SA lock but the All Blacks management opted to cite Matfield for what they considered to be a dangerous move.
A Sanzar judicial committee met to consider the citing and came to the conclusion that the referee had not erred in his determination that the tackle was not dangerous, but was the result of a collision between players in a dynamic and legitimate tackle situation.
www.sundaytimes.co.za /zones/sundaytimesNEW/sportst/sportst1123476710.aspx   (171 words)

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