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Enthralling Conclusion To Six Nations

New #OFFLOAD! Enthralling Conclusion To Six Nations #rugby #england #wales #ireland #rbs6nations

Whether you decided to stay up late Saturday night Australian time or chose the Sunday morning with ‘social media blackout’ option to watch the pivotal clash between Wales and Ireland in the 2015 RBS Six Nations, you were rewarded with a gripping and tense contest that went all the way to the final whistle.

How enjoyable for the neutral observer to watch two fine rugby nations such as the Welsh…

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Careful...England Can Hear You!

New #OFFLOAD! Careful...England Can Hear You! #CWC2015 #RWC2015 #cricket #rugby #England

I don’t ‘do’ cricket any more. Loved it as a kid, played it as a teen, watched it as a young adult. But the attraction has waned over the years to such a point that I can’t remember the last time I deliberately, or accidentally, watched a full over from start to finish.

Lord knows, I have tried. In close to twenty years living in Melbourne, I have been to a couple of Boxing Day tests, the odd…

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Sydney Pilfers The Gold Coast Sevens

Sydney Pilfers The Gold Coast Sevens #Sydney7s #Sevens #Rugby #OFFLOAD!

A major announcement was being trumpeted by the Australian Rugby Union for Monday, leading to speculation as to the nature of this ‘great unveiling’. How ‘major’ could it be? 

Details of a multi-million dollar broadcast deal with a backdrop of ARU officials, all sighing with relief? A change in selection policy that will allow players based overseas to be picked for the Wallabies…also known as a…

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Oh Tweet Of Little Faith...

First piece of the new season...Oh Tweet Of Little Faith! #rugby #superrugby #REBvWAR #karmichael

Not even the well-meaning but slightly misguided optimism that presents itself every new season would allow me to predict this.

Opening the new Super Rugby season away from home is generally a tough proposition. Travelling to New Zealand makes the assignment even more difficult. Playing last season’s (well, every season it feels like) finalist, the Crusaders on their own dirt patch?

Despite a…

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An emotional night in Paris @stade_francais_paris @castresrugby #hommageauxvictimes #JeSuisCharlie #Rugby #Top14 #

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Sums it up...#BledisloeCup #rugby #Wallabies #AllBlacks #gutted

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Sensational try from #Aussie7s winger Ellia Green! #rugby #GoldCoast7s #speed

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#Fiji prepare to deliver a #rugby #sevens lesson to #Australia at the #GoldCoast7s #FijiRugby #prayer

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The traditional pre-match fitting of the communications technology...it's like a #Haka for referees. #AUSvRSA #TRC2014 #rugby #wallabies

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Another great finish in the #ITMCup...Dan Hawkins converts from the sideline to win the match for #Northland against Hawke's Bay! #rugby #NewZealand #afterthebell #matchwinner

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No-mo Mowen? A clean shaven Ben Mowen now plying his trade in #France with #Montpellier #Rugby! #top14 #ASMMHR

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Jason Woodward playing for #Wellington tonight in the #ITMCup...looked better in a @melbournerebels jersey! #rugby

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#NRC2014 time...let's go @uc_vikings vs @Rams_Rugby! #rugby #RAMvVIK

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Time for the Thursday night #ITMCup #NRC2014 double-shot! #rugby #tv #couch #heaven

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The debut match for Melbourne Rising verses the North Harbour Rays in the 2014 National Rugby Championship

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Bledisloe Battering By Same Old New Zealand

New from OFFLOAD! #Rugby Bledisloe Battering By Same Old New Zealand #AllBlacks #Wallabies #TRC2014 #NRC2014

Remember when England almost knocked off New Zealand in the first Test of the June International series? Optimism soared within the English camp that the addition of key players (who arrived late after playing in the Aviva Premiership final) would have them poised for a breakthrough win. Sections of the travelling media were more than forthcoming about their opinions; the All Black’s were…

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My fellow Australians...look away now! #NZLvAUS #BledisloeCup #goneagain #AllBlacks