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Entries Tagged as '2008 Rugby League World Cup'

Quick World Cup wrap and see ya in 2009

November 24th, 2008 by Shaun · 1 Comment

Well, whaddya know. Maybe I was a tad pessimistic.
The Kiwis got their act together and via some luck (or a conspiracy as alluded by whinging Ricky) won the World Cup. I remarked to Bismarck at some stage during the tournament, the the Kiwis non-performance is a worry given most of the players are from [...]

Tags: 2008 Rugby League World Cup · Announcements

So, should we call the whole thing off?

October 27th, 2008 by Shaun · No Comments

It is a pity that the highlight of the 2008 Rugby League World Cup has already occured. And that was the Australian Indigenous Dreamtime team facing down the haka of the New Zealand Maori side.

Awesome stuff. And the game itself was a better spectacle than the main event.
Australia, as to be expected, weren’t [...]

Tags: 2008 Rugby League World Cup · Rugby League

Almost a Kumultion in North Queensland

October 26th, 2008 by Shaun · 3 Comments

After some post season blogging ennui, time to get stuck into the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. Where in which, Australia pretty much flogs everybody and we hope that something upsets the inevitable.
It is a sad sign for international league that you sorta hope, as an Aussie, that your team does find it a [...]

Tags: 2008 Rugby League World Cup · Rugby League