Down Under Blog: #44 That was the year that was
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 …
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Down Under Blog: #43 The Man in the Middle
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 …
Down Under Blog #42 Top eight triumph and bottom eight troubles
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 …
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 …
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 …