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Here I am, back again from a forced break from writing and diving once again into a cynical yet appreciative look at the game we call our own. Just a short article this week as well, due to the more pressing dual issues of the rugby season fast approaching and our team’s lack of a [...]
Everyone, stop the search party! I have returned! I was not lost, and nor was I being held by Brumbies fans after I said amongst friends that the ACT didn’t have a ghost of a chance at scoring a win this year. Egg on face for me then. I am back, in full form, and [...]
A few weeks back I spoke about what I loved about rugby and why I was drawn to game. I waxed lyrical about the honour and courage in standing next to your brothers, the pride in playing for them and protecting them, and the respect you show to your opposition. In short, I gave the [...]
School term is only a matter of days away. Soon, all the youngsters will be back in class, corralled against their wishes so that us adults can have a few spare hours of peace between their whinging about going to school in the morning and coming home like a bull in a china shop in [...]
This is going to be break from the just-laid-down regularity in this series. It’s not going to be about a rugby topic that will make you laugh, nor will it be something light-hearted that will leave you feeling jovial about the game. I intend to make you think not just about the way the punishment [...]
I like Sunday mornings. Correction: I LOVE Sunday mornings. I never knew what it felt like to really just enjoy lying in for an hour or so and just appreciate the time spent doing nothing. It’s the dream. I know it sounds like I’m about to announce my engagement with Sunday mornings, but all joking [...]
I remember the first conversation I had when I went to my club for the first time. I turned up at the training fields, found the head coach, and said I wanted to play rugby. The coach, who looked like he would have been a seriously dangerous lock in his day, said loudly “Well, this [...]
Sydney Uni defeated Penrith Phoenix 43-7 with a dominant display of rugby at St John’s Oval on Saturday. Heading into the final round of the Sydney Women’s Competition currently undefeated, Sydney Uni played a physical game that showed why they are top of the ladder. Dominating early, Sydney Uni put themselves on the line [...]
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