Rugby Union

Podcast #9 – An Academy for Country Talent and So Much More…

Not the Footy Show Podcast

We are back with another show! On this Podcast we catch up with Martin Fitzsimons from the Midwest Academy of Sport based in Geraldton. This facility has not been open that long and yet its goals are admirable in trying

Universal Acceptance is Hard to Gain

Depending on whom you were supporting in the Wallabies quarter final against Scotland the comments of Fox Sports Greg Clark may have amused or annoyed. On several occasions he referred to players representing Scotland as “Kilted Kiwis” or “Jock Boks.”

To Refer or Not to Refer That is the Question

Four Southern hemisphere sides are in the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup for the first time ever. Some will claim that this confirms that the Rugby Championship is a tournament a notch above the six nations, even if it

Time to Buck Some World Cup Trends

Much is being made about the fact that if results pan out the Rugby World Cup could see four Southern hemisphere teams contesting the semi finals for the first time ever. Another possibility is that all four teams in the

Is Ireland’s Hunger Matched with Belief.

You learn more from defeat than victory, is a phrase often used in sport, and frequently that is the case. Last night Ireland progressed through to the quarter finals of the rugby World Cup after a bruising encounter with France.