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Today we welcome back guest writer and one of only five people from QPRQ with a keyboard, ‘Damo’ to rugbydownunder.com for his second instalment of the History of The RWC.Take it away Damo.RWC ’91 in brief:When: October 3rd – November 2nd 1991. The Hosts: Our 5 Nations brethrenWinners: The Green & Gold macripodsRunners up: The SoapaholicsThird Place: The AB’s. They didn’t ‘choke’ we just beat them.Fourth Place: The Jocks.The ’87 RWC felt a bit like a bit of a test run of the concept. In 1991 I think we experienced the real McCoy. The 8 quarter finalists from the 1987…

The Wallabies first test of 2023 is run & done. Today rugbydownunder.com newbie & self appointed Mayor of Taswegia, Keith ‘KB’ Butler who reviews all the stuff that matters.Take it away KB:The lead in.Once more to the breach dear friends, once more.This was to be Eddie’s first Aussie selection in 18 years. It contains a mixture of the familiar and unfamiliar including two Hoopers and being Eddie a couple of controversial selections in Vunivalu and Hodge. On the plus side he’s brought in a couple of rookies with the other Hooper at 6 and Nonggorr and Gordon warming the pine,…

Today we welcome our first guest writer ‘Damo’ to rugbydownunder.com. Damo is a rusted on Reds supporter. Even bleeds Red. Been around a while, with a playing career highlights reel was recently discovered in a Brisbane archaeological dig. Rugby motto: “It’s only a bloody game”.Welcome Damo & our thanks.Rugby World Cup 1987: So it beginsRWC 1987 in Brief:When: May/June 1987The Hosts: New Zealand / AustraliaWinners: I forgetRunners Up: Frogs3rd: Boyos from The Valleys4th: Best team- robbed.This first world cup had a troubled genesis. The NH nations wanted nothing to do with it. The campaign to bring the event to reality…