June 29th, 2009
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Tabloids watch Under 21s through Walcott lens
Tonight England will be facing Germany in the Under 21 European Championship Final, where both the players and the manager have a great chance of gaining experience of playing in a final at a big tournament and developing a winning mentality that will be a useful thing to take with them should they advance into [...]
Peter De Villiers on good, harmless gouging
Although he’s led his side to a Lions series victory, Peter de Villiers took a step beyond the pale on the weekend by playing down the relevance of Schalk Burger’s gouging of Luke Fitzgerald barely half a minute into the Second Test. According to the BBC, the South Africa coach said of the incident the following:
“I [...]
Sports thoughts from the weekend
A world where Springboks conquer Lions
Commiserations to the British and Irish Lions, whose efforts on the weekend were ultimately rewarded with nothing. A committed performance against a resilient Springbok side made for an excellent game of rugby, and the Lions will certainly come away from their tour in more credit than Woodward’s 2005 side. The [...]