Blogs1 - 10 of 17 recent posts for tag:"International Rules"
09
Nov
2011
Being an Australian in a Sea of Thousands of Irish – International Rules

94 days ago by Nicole

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After quitting my job in London I had… no, I needed to get out of the city to gather myself after making the decision to return to Australia. I hated London and didn’t want to be in such a grey miserable city for a minute longer, but that left me in a predicament about where I could go. I had just e ...

Bitten by the Travel Bug - bittenbythetravelbug.com · 10 references

07
Nov
2011
Irish Skills Conquer Australian Pressure: Another Perspective // sports

96 days ago

The TV promos before the second International Rules Test at Carrara on the Gold Coast were about ‘intensity’, an Australian team needing to ‘settle the score’. They would do it by pressure, tackling and hitting harder, within the rules. They also tagged key players, including Tadhg Kennelly who was ...

World Footy News - worldfootynews.com · 24 references

06
Nov
2011
An easy but ill-fitting scapegoat for other problems.

96 days ago by Admin

Outside of sports – and the plural is used because, as my butcher does often be bemused by, almost anything of a sporting nature will be watched and enthused about in this seat – the other major passion in life is farming. Yes, that fact causes much curiosity and even some derision given my personal ...

Boylan Talks Sport - boylantalkssport.com

04
Nov
2011
International Rules Schmools…..

98 days ago by douginmelb

I am so glad I held onto my British passport; I’m embarrassed to be an Australian. Did you see that so called “game” of so called “International Rules” that was played between Australia and Ireland earlier this evening? It was a disgrace. It was neither a game, nor was it played according to any rul ...

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Irish again too good as IR future again questioned

98 days ago

Ireland won the football, Australia narrowly won the niggle, but depite plenty of the latter there were no real fireworks. After a fairly listless performance by Australia in the first International Rules test before a small crowd in Melbourne the main talking points going into the second match were ...

World Footy News - worldfootynews.com · 24 references

31
Oct
2011
44 Points and Three Mexican Waves

102 days ago

International Rules has always been a clash of cultures, which I wrote about regarding the sporting exchange's first three decades (later republished on WFN). Old and new versions of cultural differences were on display at Docklands Stadium on Friday night. Some past and present events might explain ...

World Footy News - worldfootynews.com · 24 references

29
Oct
2011
Positives must be taken from big Irish win.

104 days ago by Admin

Throughout nearly 22 years of watching Gaelic Games, this writer could safely say that few topics have divided opinion with the GAA community as much as the International Rules Series. It is a concept that has always enthralled me. Primarily due to the fact that our county is intrinsically linked wi ...

Boylan Talks Sport - boylantalkssport.com

Aussies humiliated as Ireland take huge lead into Game 2 // sports

104 days ago

Australia's AFL players have been humiliated as Ireland ran rampant in Game 1 of the two part 2011 International Rules series. The Irish now have virtually both hands on the Cormac McAnallen Cup with the series decided on aggregate margin and Australia starting the second match an unprecedented 44 p ...

World Footy News - worldfootynews.com · 24 references

25
Oct
2011
International Rules challenge at Dublin Ohio // sports

108 days ago

Dublin, OH - This past Saturday, Oct. 22, the Aussie Rules and Gaelic Clubs of Ohio joined forces to throw the Inaugural Ohio International Rules Football Challenge. The picture-perfect pitch at Darree Park in Dublin - the future home of the 2012 49th Parallel Cup, and '13 or '14 USAFL National Cham ...

World Footy News - worldfootynews.com · 24 references

24
Oct
2011
Battlefield 3, UFC 137, and Other Events for the Week of 10/24

109 days ago by joanna

Battlefield 3 Streams Join our gaming partners at Gamespot, Machinima, and StuffWeLike for a series of special programming and live gameplay around Tuesday’s release of the much-anticipated Battlefield 3! Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Live Monday, October 24 at 2p PT/5p ET Battlefield 3 Midnight Launch ...

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