Important to note that Kolpak rugby players are able to continue representing the Springboks. Means that de Klerk, Kolbe, Steyn etc can earn euros/pounds without retiring from the international stuff.
Notts, Stoke and possibly Derby would be considered culturally Northern and geographically Midlands. Anything further south is definitely Midlands or Southern.
Moving Orient to the Olympic Stadium is Barry Hearn's pet project. Selling off Brisbane Road is the only way he's ever going to get any money out of a League One side. It's a real shame as Brisbane Road is one of my favourite grounds in London (great mix of old and new) and fits a club like...
The Gaelic pitch is generally about 40 metres longer and 20 metres wider than a rugby rectangle, so the larger ground is needed.
The problem I have with the IR Series is that it has more or less the same rules as Gaelic, but includes marking and tackling. This nullifies the fluidity that makes...
Would it be though? This stadium could potentially host up to 50 events a year (NRL, A-League, NRC, and possible League Tests) all-year round.
And whilst Sydney may have plenty of stadiums as it is, most of these are decrepit and in need of a serious face lift.
But under supplied with modern rectangular stadia.
Ideally you'd have a ~40,000 seater somewhere in the west (probably around Parramatta or Blacktown) to host Penrith, Parra, Wests and Wanderers.
Centrebet, Parra Stadium and Campbelltown don't cut it as top-flight stadiums any more...
The point was that if South Africa were to make a similar score to Australia in the first innings, the chance of Australia having enough time to win the test with only a day and half or so left would be small. Whereas South Africa could bowl Australia out very cheaply in the second innings, as...