RWC 2007 – Samoans defeat USA 25-21

In a match without import for the tournament, Samoa defeated the American Eagles 25-21. Leading 22-3 at the half, there was a nice resurgence by the USA team, but never enough. The Samoans played with a flamboyant style to make the game as entertaining as possible...

Elusive first win for Japan and Canada – RWC 2007

Sort of hard to believe that neither Japan nor Canada were able to notch a RWC victory. Coming away with a 12-12 draw could hardly be rewarding for either side, although the Japanese were ecstatic to pull even with a dramatic extra-time score and conversion. The...

Liverpool – Reading … an old newspaper (Carling Cup)

Liverpool stuck it to Reading last night, at Reading, with a Carling Cup 4-2 win, featuring a hat-trick by Fernando Torres. This excellent result puts the Reds into the fourth round of the Cup. Ola Fernando! Note that Gerrard only came on the for the last 15 minutes....

The Philadelphia Flyers’ pre-season…mundane

After being probably the most busy team in the off-season, making a major overhaul of players complemented with some good new up and comers, the Philadelphia Flyers are supposed to have a new look and feel. Unfortunately, the preseason warmup games (so far 2W and 2L;...

RWC 2007 Pools Starting to Dry Up

The Tongan “close call” against the Springboks was another exciting game up to the half, with South Africa leading 7-3 in a parsimonious affair. Then, a breakthrough from Tonga that saw them leading 10-7. The South Africans brought in some first stringers...

Cheeky Watson – Politically Correct Rugby

Thought I’d share with you, in brief, the story of Cheeky Watson, 53, a South African rugby star who turned down playing in the (senior) Springboks as part of an anti-apartheid protest. It was 1976, the year of the Soweto uprising and the beginning of the...

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