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I was in a Pub in Horsham in the Wimmera district of Victoria last week and was surprised to hear a conversation between three local farmers about the Rugby WC. They had some idea what they were talking about too, and had obviously watched a fair bit of the Wallaby games. I doubt there is a...

I'll take a bite on The Rocks bait. My cousin was a recent captain of South Sydney and a premiership winning player at Easts, which in Rocks view might give me some cred. My nephew was signed up by a league club at 15, two years after entering an agreement along with his parents to accept...

Fifita is a very good footballer, but he is apparently prone to "off field incidents". He would need to go to a coach with a strong disciplinary record.

Is he on for Clyde?

I would go for a hybrid , get rid of the states and current local government bodies and bring in an intermediate tier of bodies, call them what you will provinces, counties, departments whatever. I would envisage about a dozen of them, perhaps as many as twenty five at most. I would also ensure...

First try was an intercept which eventuated from good defence in the backline which appeared to fluster the Highlanders a bit and so a risky pass was thrown. Tomane showed good speed to clear the defence zone, and from there he was accelerating away with very good top speed. His second try was...

The biggest news up until the actual vote on the leadership was Swans merciless critique of Rudds man management skills whilst PM. Have absolutely no doubt, Swan voted for Gillard. Word around Canberra is that Smith was thought of as replacement FA minister but it was concluded that his attempts...

There is also the factor that a lot of "gridiron" players drop out of the game at every stage, ie High School, College, etc who are still outstanding athletes and who may well be looking for an outlet that isnt available at the moment. Rugby could easil;y fill that niche to the advantage of the...

Played league because that was all there was, then some school teachers started a Rugby club in our town so I played both. When I went to Uni I met a very pretty girl who said she liked Rugby so I played Rugby in an attempt to impress her. Did for a while but then she fell for a nerd who played...

I think Rugby suffers from the same syndrome as classical music. People are frightened of the reputation of Rugby as being somehow too highbrow and too complex when it is just different and can be enjoyed as per League or any other game. I like almost all types of music, I like almost all sports...

I strongly believe that a good political system would be to do the exact opposite to what the Americans do, within a democratic system. Any system which delivers two terms of George Bush followed by a group of contenders such as we see now is obviously deeply flawed. I also believe our...

I've got nothing much to add to the story, but while I have never spoken to SBW I did eat at a restaurant while he did also. He was subjected to a stream of wellwishers and some f'wits coming up to himfor the duration of his meal and he was very polite to all of them. I don't blame him much for...

Ron Paul will hit some big hurdles closer to the Conventions. He is not mad enough to win over the rat bag right and while his financial libertarianism seems like a good idea to Conservatives when they are thinking it cuts social welfare, it is not nearly so attractive to the big busines donors...

The point whether or not Gillard lied about her intentions is a bullshit distraction to the main arguement and that is the main reason it is brought up by the polemecists defending denialism such as Bolt and Akerman and their like. It was politically stupid of Gillard to say what she did, but...

Why do your sore knees reflect on the state of medical science? Some things just can't be fixed. Maybe the management of your soreness is the area where medical science is excelling, ie in providing pain relief and reduction in inflammation. My dad is dead, I don't see that as a failure of...