rugby

The Joy of Sport

When England’s world cup winning rugby captain Martin Johnson retired from the international arena, he famously made public his intention to keep playing rugby. The reason he gave was that he just loved the game too much to walk away

Rucked and Mauled

Gone are the days when people went to a sports event purely and solely for the sport. There are many who are old enough to remember those days, some even yearn for them to return. Today, it is we are

Is It Time to Grow Up?

Occasionally we all get flummoxed by an unexpected question. The question often more revealing than the answer. This happened to this writer at the recent Olympic Games in Tokyo. Someone whom I had only met a few times previously, but

Podcast #86 – We Touch On The Ornery Topic Of Racism in Sport, and Also Sport Evolving Into Becoming Work.

Not the Footy Show Podcast

There are any number of “Days” created across a number of sports dedicated to try and raise awareness of social issues. Yet are they working? In this show, after having many organisations whose role is to help integration or to

Let’s Get Physical – Time to Get Tough On Diving?

What are the characteristics that epitomise Australian sport? One of the most regular traits attributed to Australians is that their culture is down-to-earth. It has also been said that Australians have “a collaborative rather than individualistic culture and this teamwork,”