Down Under Blog

It’s that time of year again, and seeing as I did so well last time around (correctly predicting a Hull v Wigan CC Final with …

I have always thought of myself as a fairly open-minded sort of a bloke. I’m sure my wife will disagree vehemently – she thinks that …

Well, that was a decent start to the World Cup wasn’t it.. As I write this, the Group stages are over and I have a …

So, another domestic season has wrapped in both hemispheres and there’s that feeling of begrudging admiration for the clubs that were ultimately triumphant. Melbourne and …

Is there anything else this week to talk about except referees? In both Super League and the NRL its been a week where our “merry …

I have a confession to make – as your self-styled NRL “expert”, your ex pat pen pal, I really should’ve done better than the 4th …

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 …

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 …

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 …