Down Under Blog: #41 It’s all just a little bit of history repeating
Well, we did it! All of that “You’ll never win at Wembley” stuff is now fading into a distant memory, and we’ve done the thing …
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Down Under Blog: #40 Captain, Leader, Legend
So in this blog there’s only one thing to write about, and that’s the retirement of Hull FC captain Gareth Ellis. Gaz is one of those …
Down Under Blog: #39 Airlie Birds in Australia
Have you ever had one of those weeks when everything went right? Well, short of winning the NSW lotto, that’s what this week felt like …
Down Under Blog: #38 Origin Fallout
Well another Origin is over, Queensland won again, and the New South Wales recriminations have begun. For literally half of the series the Blues looked …
Down Under Blog: #37 The import / export game
I saw with interest that we’ve taken French trialist Hakim Miloudi on for a while to have a look at him. From the grainy YouTube …
Down Under Blog: #36 Arthur Bunting’s Black and White Army
As you’ll all know by now, my job at Up the Cream is to bring you up to speed with the things you might have …
Down Under Blog: #35 Rules and Regulations
So, this week NSW broke their duck and won game one of Origin, and talk about doing it in style. The ball didn’t go out …
Down Under Blog: #34 Rocks and Diamonds
Well this is turning out to be a bit of a rollercoaster, isn’t it? Performances like beating Castleford with 12 men, taking Catalans to the …
Down Under Blog: #33 Root and Branch
Change is a good thing. We all fear change. Change is the only thing in life that’s constant. If you don’t change you die. Hey …
Down Under Blog: #32 Living In Australia
This week, I thought I’d go right back to basics and let you know what it’s like living Down Under, in case any of you …