Down Under Blog: #82 Game over
Well what a year that was – a year of shock retirements, surprise signings, releases, more missed opportunities, thrilling victories, brave efforts, gutless capitulations and […]
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Down Under Blog: #81 Form vs class
We’ve all heard that saying “Form is temporary, class is permanent”, and with our current form, you’ve got to hope that it rings true. For […]
Down Under Blog: #80 Getting to the pointy end
In both hemispheres in the world of Rugby League it’s getting to the business end of the season, everyone is looking forward to the closing […]
Down Under Blog: #79 It’s a steal
I hate Rugby Union. I could write a book about the myriad of reasons why I detest it, but detest it I do. I’ve probably got […]
Down Under Blog: #78 Trading top to bottom
I’ve never been fashionable. I know that might be hard to believe, but I’ve never been on the cutting edge of anything. It took me […]
Down Under Blog #77 Tongans as far as the eye can see
One of my most abiding memories of supporting Hull FC as a kid was my first ever foray into the Threepenny Stand. It was in […]
Down Under Blog: #76 An eye for an eye
There’s SO much happening in the NRL right now that this particular blog could have taken many forms. The Origin decider was a thriller, Tyrone […]
Down Under Blog #75 State of the Nation
Avid readers of this blog know that I’ve been over here for quite a while now, and I am in regional New South Wales approximately […]
Down Under Blog #74 “Consistently Inconsistent”
Well Magic Weekend was bloody awful. Hull get hammered by a Huddersfield team that have no business putting 50+ points past anyone, least of all […]
Down Under Blog #73 “It’s a kind of magic”
As I write this the NRL is about to have its first ever Magic Weekend – although true to form with the NRL, they’ve fudged […]