It's time for the Kiwis to apologise for slurs against Wallabies
So there I bloody was ...
Peter FitzSimons is an Australian journalist and author, based in Sydney. He is also a former Wallabies player.
So there I bloody was ...
Told yers! I refer to the comments by the famous rugby league coach Chris Anderson this week: "Our biggest danger is rugby union ... It's a big world sport. It's taken over Europe. Rugby league has died in Europe. All good players now go to union; in England, in France. So it's a big game. It's growing in America. That's our danger. If we don't get our house in order, our danger is we'll be playing rugby union in 10 years."
Bring it in tight, you bastards and listen.
There are lessons among the class of 78 the Wallabies could take with them this week as they try to break a 30-year drought at Eden Park.
There are people driving on Sydney roads as we speak, with no memory of the Wallabies ever holding the Bledisloe high in triumph! When will it ever be ours again?
Fertilise and water those grassroots. Steer by the star of what grows the game at the bottom will be ultimately good for the game at the top.
Being successful in sport – it's really not that complicated.
Come on Eddie, you're still one of us.
We interrupt the opener of this column for a quick public service announcement.
If it please the court, our next case is Odds & Sods Vs Jarryd Hayne.
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