In the latest of his posts from the land of the Vegemite sandwich, John Aussie takes a look at the thorny issue of the rugby players who switch codes… The big news from last week was that Rugby League Superstar™ Sam Burgess is to join rugby union side Bath in a bid to make it…
It could have been all so different. Had England held out for those last few minutes against France in Round One of this year’s Six Nations, Stuart Lancaster’s men would have been looking forward to back-to-back home games against old adversaries Ireland and Wales before finishing with a flourish in Rome. The words ‘Grand Slam’…
You could see it coming. Many had predicted a tight contest in Dublin between two equally-matched sides. Some (including this sheepish blogger) had even predicted a Welsh win, albeit by a small margin. But given the opening weekend’s results, the predicted Lions fatigue and Ireland’s impressive recent run of form, a trouncing was not out…
So the opening weekend of the Six Nations 2014 has come and gone. Red Rugby correctly predicted two of the three results (what a return!) but our scores were well out. No surprise there then. On the field, however, the matches of round one were anything but ordinary: a rusty looking Wales had to draw…
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