Monthly Archives: August 2007

BaggyGreens release hideous new strip

“Well if they can’t wear socks with sandals, how bout a skivvy with a singlet?” came the inspired call from some bright spark at Cricket Australia. And so was born the Australian Twenty20 strip. Perhaps they should have slept on … Continue reading

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EA Sports increase realism for Rugby ’08

Full credit to Sagerian over at GoTheTahs.com for this post, it was too good not to stick up! Word is they’ve increased the realism in Rugby 08, for example: The All Black’s squad is not available until you’ve played half … Continue reading

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Hoggard launches his own beer

With this blog being about Beer and Sport, there’s no way I could let this story pass through to the keeper. It seems that Matthew Hoggard has been working with the boffins at Marston’s Brewery and they’ve come up with … Continue reading

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A hard earned thirst needs a mid-strength beer

Fosters Australia have recently decided to drop the alcohol percentage of VB from 4.9% to 4.8%, and are expecting to save $20m a year in excise tax. Additionally they are increasing the cost of their beers by 2%, no doubt … Continue reading

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Latho back!

In the single greatest piece of positive news for Australia’s World Cup campaign, Chris Latham has today declared that he’s back to 100% fitness after a serious knee injury sat him out of the Super 14 this year. “[playing in … Continue reading

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