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My open letter to the ARU
1 day agoI write to Bill Pulver, Robbie Deans, and co, as a disgruntled supporter who is fed up with bureaucracy evident in your organisation over the last five years. While everyone is sick of punters throwing in their two cents regarding every selection and decision making process, I have decided to base this letter on factual [...]
Super Rugby teams will skin the Lions
2 days agoThe last time the British and Irish Lions toured here, 2001, Australian teams won three contests: the last two Tests and the Australia A game. The Lions won all the other matches – they beat Western Australia, a Queensland Presidents XV, the Reds, the Waratahs, a NSW Country side and the Brumbies who went down [...]
The mainstream media continues to ignore football
2 days agoLast week a football match took place in Gosford between an Australian A-League team and a Chinese Super League team. The Telegraph reported the match as follows. “Gosford is now on the map in China, thanks to the AFC Champions League match between the Central Coast Mariners and Guangzhou Evergrande. The Wednesday night game had [...]
Philippines avoids relegation, stays in Asian Five Nations top division
2 days agoAm I superstitious? No really. But when Mayon Volcano erupted two weeks ago, I thought that might be a sign that the dismal fortunes of the Philippine Volcanoes, the Philippine rugby team, was about to take a good turn. Last year, as winners of Division 1 (actually the second tier) of the Asian Five Nations [...]
The significance of Steven Bradbury's winter triumph, 11 years on
5 days agoSteven Bradbury’s gold medal winning performance at the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics was an iconic example of an underdog’s triumph. It dispelled the popular theory that nice guys with bleached blonde hair and inferior skating abilities finish last. They don’t. They win. After initially missing out on a semi final spot in the 1000m short [...]
Giant challenges ahead for Greater Western Sydney
15 May 2013Greater Western Sydney’s foray into becoming a strong AFL entity in Western Sydney has come under immense pressure for a myriad of reasons in the past 48 hours. This has become even more acute after being demolished by 135 points against the Adelaide Crows on Mother’s Day at Skoda Stadium. Many media commentators from inside [...]
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