Another Yamba 'local' sports star hits the big time

In keeping with the long-established tradition local media has of playing the 'local' ace card any time anyone who can be tracked via a long distance connection to the local area (even if, for example, it has to be via a second cousin five times removed) this blog is only too happy to claim the boyfriend of Donna Urquhart, who won a bronze medal in squash at the Delhi Games, as a 'local'.

Urquhart's boyfriend, Van Humphries, has been named in the 36-man Wallabies squad for their tour of Hong Kong and Europe.

Unfortunately, another local, young Kane Douglas, who has rocketed to prominence in Australian rugby and has just completed what can only be described as a hell-of-a-ride in 2010, didn't make the cut and isn't in the touring squad. Douglas, who popped up this year via Sydney's Southern Districts, first appeared on the Waratahs' bench but soon became a fixture in their run-on side.