What a week in rugby! Australia are finally giving their supporters hope of a Bledisloe comeback after a few years of lean pickings, and so we thought we’d celebrate by catching up with Roar contributor and Wallaby Jim Boyce.
Watch episode five in this video series
Jim holds the record for the most tries in a Wallaby tour match, a record which he set in 1962 with a massive six porky pies in one game – let’s hope the Wallabies can score half that many this weekend.
Mat and I also have a look at some of your comments about last weeks Test, spend a bit of time looking at next weeks game at Eden Park, and run through some club and country results and standings – we’re dead keen to see whether the Narromine Gorillas can come home with a wet sail.
For the naysayers amongst you, I managed to get through the whole show (almost) without mentioning my 15 point prediction – but if you come up to the Oaks at Neutral Bay tonight from 5.00pm and meet me in the John Mellion Bar, I’ll be happy to talk you through it!
Enjoy the show.
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Kento said | July 31st 2008 @ 10:01am | Report comment
Another cracker edition there boys! Enjoyable viewing.
Blinky Bill - Bellingen said | July 31st 2008 @ 10:40am | Report comment
A big THANK YOU from me on Edition 5. Best one yet and I really enjoyed seeing and hearing Jim Boyce. And doesn’t he look fit for a bloke who was a Wallaby back in the early 60′s?
Keep up the good work and go the Wallabies!
LeftArmSpinner said | July 31st 2008 @ 11:15am | Report comment
guys, well done. I let it download fully before watching it non stop. I was not old enough to know of Jim Boyce, but enjoyed his contribution. It strikes me that there are many similar, intelligent, opinionated, elequent, knowledgeable Wallabies/rugby identities that bring great history and perspective and that would go unheard otherwise.
I thought it was a great idea to comment on Syd Grade and the bush rugby. While I am from Sydney, the brissie boys might like to be included also.
OldManEmu said | July 31st 2008 @ 11:22am | Report comment
Get a clue Mat Collett – “Orange no good” – Orange Emus, the club in Orange from which Orange City was formed as a breakaway so that all the blokes who were playing second grade at Emus could get a game in a first grade side, travel to Narromine this week and WILL give the Narromine Gorillas a touch up. And while I’m on it, what a ridculous name for an Australian country Rugby side – pretty sure there are no Gorillas in Central West NSW. Nuff said.
Worlds Biggest said | July 31st 2008 @ 2:16pm | Report comment
Well done lads, this is good stuff. Remember in additon to plugging Club and Country Rugby don’t forget your bretheren in Subbies.
GO THE MIGHTY REDMEN !
Andrew Logan said | July 31st 2008 @ 3:43pm | Report comment
According to us, no wonder poor old Penrith got belted by Warringah – they played West Harbour on the same day!
Old Man Emu….back in your box chocolate. That crew of “second graders” that you refer to made the Grand Final last year and also won a still to be equalled 6 consecutive premierships in between 1988 and 1993, so they may not be as woeful as you think. I will however concede that the winning streak was broken by you mob, and it was a scary day at Endeavour Oval with Neale McNabb and Baden Annis-Brown running rampant….the dark clouds were dispelled only for a moment as a young Lions breakaway (who could that have been?) landed a towering sideline conversion to briefly put the City boys back in the match. Unfortunately, it wasn’t to be.
Congratulations on your passion though – I’ll discuss further with you at the Country Cockatoos lunch…
Regards,
The Lion Rampant.
PS I still owe you a Millamolong jumper don’t I….
Mitch (In Valencia, Spain) said | July 31st 2008 @ 8:47pm | Report comment
You Orange boys, forgetting about the greatest team in the comp,even though they aren’t top of table, but battling out for 4th or 5th, the mighty Forbes Platypi! Beat CSU on the weekend and shaping up for possible to the death last round battle against Dubbo Rhinos to make finals. I played for the Platypi in ’00 and ’01. OldManEmu, were you at the Grand Final in Forbes? Even though we lost, those two years of Forbes v Emus grand finals were fantastic.
Thanks for another excellent Roar Review, keeping me sane whilst living on the other side of the world. Although great, football, America’s Cup, football, Formula 1 and football can get a little stale. And being reminded of bush rugby from you guys is great. Bush rugby is the funnest (if thats even a word!) rugby I have ever played, but hoping to have a crack here in sunny Valencia next season.
Go the Wallabies in Auckland!
Spiro Zavos said | July 31st 2008 @ 10:07pm | Report comment
A word about Jim Boyce. The Boyce twins, wingers for Sydney University and Australia, developed the art of throwing the ball in as if it were a dart. Previously wingers used to bowl the ball in which meant that it was difficult to vary the trajectory of the throw. The Boyces, who were tall wingers for their day (or any day actually) used the dart technique to great effect.
My memory of Jim Boyce is of a strapping and athletic player who had plenty of skills and dash. A fine Wallaby and as his contribution to another excellent Roar Review from the boys demonstrates a shrewd thinker about rugby matters.
Andrew Logan said | August 1st 2008 @ 7:32am | Report comment
Another interesting Boyce fact – Stew was actually a second rower for GPS before becoming a Wallaby winger. Not too many about who could claim that convdersion!
El Capitan said | August 1st 2008 @ 11:39am | Report comment
Andrew,
A Forwards dream that is. To be able to play in the back. I’m sure there are many tight 5 that try to follow that dream…