david: This article is pathetic. It trys to paint this guy as a good guy. He most definitely does not have the game’s best interests at heart. That is surely a joke. He is no paradox, he is merely a pallid fleet street journalist...
Frank O'Keeffe: As a final thought for this thread, I thought I’d give my revised top ten. 10. Brett Papworth 9. Andrew Leeds 8. Dally Messenger 7. John Brass 6. Ray Price 5. Rex Mossop 4. Trevor Allen 3. Tony D’Arcy 2....
david: Interesting comment about the popularity of Cricket in India. It is widely portrayed as being followed fanatically. It is, but only to a certain degree. When Australia was here, India failed to fill any stadium on any single day....
Frank O'Keeffe: Perhaps if Jim Boyce is reading this, he’d be so kind to tell us his recollections of his try in the second game of the 1963 South African series? Moreover, perhaps he could give us his assessment on Ken...
Frank O'Keeffe: My knowledge of Australian rugby is pretty poor before the second world war. So I thought I’d give some thoughts starting with the 1953 side. 1953 Personally I don’t think Australia could have won in South...
jools-usa: David, I think Harrison was called a “plod”. Anyway, he had the last laugh. At the deciding 3rd Test the Lions had a line-out on OZ 10 metre line. A push-over try or penalty (I think), would have won the game ....
Ian Noble: Spiro One of the joys of NH rugby is the intensity of the contest and the fervour of the fans. In addition to Munster, Leinster, Ulster, Llanelli Scarlets, Leicester, Gloucester immediately come to mind as teams that other...
Stu James: I have had the privilege to be at a few brilliant rugby matches in the last ten or so years, but nothing has rivalled the experience of standing on the south terrace at Thomond Park last Tuesday night - a lone Aussie standing...
david: The real issue is the pitch. In India it is extremely difficult to win batting second. The match is typically won or drawn by the team batting first (invariably the team who wins the toss). The Indian know this and going in second...
Ian Noble: Oj Pity that RWC2011 isn’t going to Japan. All about momentum and spreading the word, it would have been great to underwrite and boost the work to date, 2015 or 2019 might be too late. As I have posted before, NZ is a...
david: Agreed. The Australian media has taken a nasty turn in recent years with elements confusing villification with journalism. Peter Roebuck is an excellent example. (By the way I thought you werent allowed into this country if you...
Ian Noble: Westy I have no difficulty with O’Neill promoting the ARU and indeed if he wasn’t then he should sacked. However his approach is so OZ centric that his judgement is lacking in a worldwide sense. Having just seen...