Rugby Union

Podcast #70 – Badminton Has a New Home, the Relevance of World Rankings and Changes to The A-League.

Not the Footy Show Podcast

The weekend is upon us so why not grab a glass of red and listen to Not the Footy Show. We are edging closer to that 500th show and invite you to let us know what or who you would

De-sexing Sport

Last night I went to bed knowing I was a man. This morning I woke up feeling like a pet that has shaken off an anaesthetic and just realised that it has been de-sexed. Overnight World Rugby announced that it

Parity Not Charity

It is regrettable that so many aspects of life today are all about ticking boxes, and there is a pretence to satisfying perceived needs. Much of this stems from flawed funding models, which determine that organisations must comply with certain

A Matter of Interpretation?

Being a referee or an umpire in sport today is no easy task. As most will know the respect that they used to command has been eroded. Some blame professionalism and the money now tied up in sport, but that

If…

“If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs” is the opening line and a half of the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling. The end of that second line reads, “and blaming it on you.” There