For sporting sartorialism, it's hard to beat a rugby 7s tournament. The recent Byron Bay 7s was no exception with the women and the men turning out in an array of eye-catching strips. Elegant, awesome, colourful, original, hilarious and stupid are just some of the adjectives that spring to mind. Take a look and comment on the ones you liked the best. … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2018
Match the person with the sports profile…
Come on you lot. Who can match the profiles provided below with the people shown in the pictures. I will come up with a fancy prize for the first person to comment with the correct matches. It's pretty easy really. Profiles 1. This character said they would gladly give up their successful career to get just one cap playing for their country in rugby 2. For a short … [Read more...]
Should Cooper Cronk have played?
I heard Cooper Cronk’s appearance in the 2018 NRL Grand Final (despite breaking a scapula only one week earlier) described as disgraceful... and as a piece of alpha male stupidity. More generous critics suggested that he should have prioritized his health above what was just a football match. The most intelligent of Cronk’s critics made the point that, of course Cronk would … [Read more...]
Surf or golf? Nah. Neither. Should have stuck by the pool.
A bloke I know was taking a quick holiday at a luxury golf resort that just happened to own its own private beach rimmed with an outer reef that had pretty good waves. Ninety-nine percent of the guests at the hotel were golf nutters (and the beach was off-limits to non-guests), so my mate, Grunter, figured that a quiet paddle with no-one else to nick any of the best waves might … [Read more...]