An Australian supporter copped a tongue-lashing from fellow spectators after he failed to rise to his feet when Japanese winger Hirotoki Onozawa raced away to score an unlikely try in Hamilton last Friday. In the 58th minute of their Pool match against competition favourites New Zealand, Onozawa swooped on a loose pass and scampered forty…
Read More Neutral fan scorned for failing to support underdog at RWCAn Australian tourist has spoken out on the solid piece of advice he gave to wayward English captain Mike Tindall after the footballer’s boozy evening at Queenstown’s Altitude Bar. A furore broke out last week after Tindall was seen canoodling a mystery blonde while enjoying a dwarf-throwing contest over more than a few beers. [Ed:…
Read More Aussie tourist tosses Tindall the truthEnglish fly-half Johnny Wilkinson has credited a naked streaker for his side’s vital last-gasp win over Argentina in their opening World Cup fixture. A completely nude man – save for some artfully applied blue and white face paint – boldly entered the field and made a 100 metre dash towards Wilkinson. He then began remonstrating…
Read More Wilkinson credits streaker for English winHi rugby lovers, I’m Brand O’Connor. I am one of the most exciting rugby players in the world. Some might know me as James, but that does lend itself to ‘Jim’ or ‘Jimmy’ and frankly I have moved on: ‘Brand’ it is and it’s here to stay. Call me Brandy for short – which I…
Read More Introducing Brand O’ConnorA mystery illness is ripping through New Zealand, baffling experts and sending the “shaky isles” into a state of panic. According to the New Zealand Ministry of Health, the outbreak is a more virulent form of the H1N1 swine flu. But other reports are linking it with typhus, Ebola and the pneumonic plague; meanwhile, some medical…
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