Wearing the sky blue of the NSW Waratahs, Burke’s tally from 115 appearances resulted in 1,171 points from 36 tries, 206 penalty goals, 185 conversions and a field goal, making him the state’s highest all time points scorer. During his last season in Australian rugby (2004), he became the overall leading points scorer in […]
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Mar 20 2013 2012-13 ACA All*Star Teams winners The Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) All*Star Teams for the 2012-13 season were announced at Cricket Australia’s (CA) State Cricket Awards at Blundstone Arena today ahead of Friday’s Sheffield Shield final between Tasmania and Queensland in Hobart. In addition to teams being named for the Four-Day, One-Day and
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Two rounds into the competition and the new shoulder charge rule is already causing great confusion among players and fans. We’ve seen two high-profile cases where players have launched themselves at an attacker in order to save a try and each case has been treated differently; Billy Slater charged, Nathan Merritt ignored. There comes a
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After the footy, excitement hits new peak by Tony Squires, March 22, 2013 And so it begins. Here we sit on the couch in front of the telly, hanging onto a coldie and hope. As the season opens Friday (Seven, 8.30pm) none of us has yet lost a game. The Crows host the Bombers, who
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BY Andrew Johns I was really impressed with the quality of the footy in Round One of the NRL last week. We saw the top teams flex their muscles but we also saw the teams that might struggle a bit in 2013. Manly’s win over the Broncos in Brisbane on Friday night was a really
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Matt Wright’s African Croc Attack, Nat Geo Wild, 8.30pm THIS documentary, in which Australian croc catcher Matt Wright (Outback Wrangler) heads to the Congo to try to catch a maneater, turns out to be quite haunting for several reasons. Wright sets off for Africa at the behest of two American adventurers whose guide and close friend
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Premieres tonight, 7.30pm, FOX SPORTS 1HD & FOX SPORTS 1 Somewhere between The Panel and The Fat, Tony Squires and Matt Shirvington lead a team of panellists discovering the theatre of sport on The New Back Page Live. This is a show for all sports lovers who like their action with a few good laughs
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BY Andrew Johns, Tue Mar 5 2013 The 2013 NRL season is set to kick-off with what should be an incredible clash between Sydney Roosters and South Sydney Rabbitohs and I can’t wait. I’m expecting big things from both these sides in 2013 and how they go on Thursday night will be a good indicator
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Chris Barrett, Sports Writer At home in the New World … Moises Henriques knows to appreciate his sports-rich upbringing. Photo: Getty Images ON the Wikipedia entry for the Madeiran city of Funchal, there are 11 names listed under the heading ”Notable Citizens”. There is a former Catholic archbishop of Goa, a surrealist poet and a Eurovision
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Peter Badel in Hyderabad, News Limited Network, February 28, 2013 Source: The Daily Telegraph MOISES Henriques’ star is rising. Just seven days after winning a baggy green cap, Henriques is set to be rewarded for his breakthrough summer by clinching a Cricket Australia contract worth $190,000. News Limited can reveal the Ashes hopeful will officially be
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