Author: Shaun Lambert
Shaun Lambert
A long-suffering rugby obsessive, previously famous to my mates for being obsessed enough to be able to name, on demand, a Lions match-day squad. and that was back when they were verifiably bin juice
Even though it wasn’t the tv game, Gordon hosting Uni was the match of the round, no doubt. Uni were trounced at home by a resurgent Randwick last week, and Gordon were also smarting after losing the ‘Battle of The North’ at Chatswood. Both looking for a reset with three rounds to go, Gordon started their Round 11 match under huge pressure off the kickoff at the first scrum, knocking it on, and after reset after reset, and penalty after penalty — finally the penalty try and the yellow card came. Soon after, another score from the Uni hooker to…
This ongoing pandemic has wreaked havoc with sport all over the world, and South Africa has been no exception. South Africa was hit harder than other countries in terms of cases, and although relatively speaking, spared in terms of the mortality rate, it was the timing of the spread of Covid that has put such a dent in their ability to train and play. Peaking in July, and with more than double the UK’s case numbers peak in April, the delayed peak of Covid meant that we at least were lucky enough to have weekends of Super Rugby AU and…