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03-19-2006, 01:54 PM
Crowe Buys Majority Interest in Rugby Club
Published: 3/19/06, 6:46 AM EDT
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Actor Russell Crowe loves the South Sydney rugby league club so much that he bought a majority interest in the team Sunday.
The New Zealand-born, Australian-raised Crowe, a lifelong fan of the Rabbitohs, teamed with businessman Peter Holmes a Court to make an offer to buy the club.
On Sunday, 1,200 South Sydney members voted to approve a 3 million Australian dollar ($2.10 million) plan to privatize the club.
After Crowe appeared at the club's general meeting, his bid achieved a 75.8 percent majority vote, just above the 75 percent majority required for approval and enough to give he and Holmes a Court a controlling interest.
Crowe, who has a home in Sydney, won an Oscar for his role in the 2000 movie "Gladiator." His screen credits also include "The Insider," "A Beautiful Mind" and "Cinderella Man."
credit BellSouth
Published: 3/19/06, 6:46 AM EDT
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Actor Russell Crowe loves the South Sydney rugby league club so much that he bought a majority interest in the team Sunday.
The New Zealand-born, Australian-raised Crowe, a lifelong fan of the Rabbitohs, teamed with businessman Peter Holmes a Court to make an offer to buy the club.
On Sunday, 1,200 South Sydney members voted to approve a 3 million Australian dollar ($2.10 million) plan to privatize the club.
After Crowe appeared at the club's general meeting, his bid achieved a 75.8 percent majority vote, just above the 75 percent majority required for approval and enough to give he and Holmes a Court a controlling interest.
Crowe, who has a home in Sydney, won an Oscar for his role in the 2000 movie "Gladiator." His screen credits also include "The Insider," "A Beautiful Mind" and "Cinderella Man."
credit BellSouth