NEW ZEALAND 20 – AUSTRALIA 6 So in the end, a spluttering, underwhelming Wallabies campaign was brought to a close against an almighty All Blacks side that destroyed them right from the outset when Quade Cooper’s first touch of the ball was to boot it into touch on the full.  The scoreline heavily flattered the Wallabies as the All Blacks ...

Well, this is it.  This weekend sees Wallabies meet the All Blacks in the semi final of the Rugby World Cup.  It will (hopefully) be the toughest test yet for the All Blacks and is a do or die game for both teams.  In honour of this upcoming contest on Sunday night, here’s a clip of the haka being performed ...

DISTILLERY Scapa TYPE Single Malt ALCOHOL 40% REGION Orkney COLOR Amber gold NOSE Caramel, heather, sweetness. PALATE Impeccably balanced.  This is somehow peaty and warm yet smooth and has all the flavours the nose would suggest – it has a linger taste of sweet caramel. FINISH Long, warm and lasting. SCORE 87 out of 100 NOTES Jen picked up the Scapa for ...

Gears looking at you, kid

Terra Nova -104 “What Remains” I am trying really hard to like Terra Nova, Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park meets Avatar tv show but after four episodes I am pretty close to throwing in the towel.  My god…the writing.  It hurts my brain. Whats been surprising about Terra Nova which showed signs of promise in its pilot is that after two ...

The last time we reached the World Cup Quarter Finals, I was an All Blacks supporter and it was a night that Southern hemisphere rugby would rather forget with France and England dumping New Zealand and Australia out of the tournament.  This time around, Ireland’s win over the Wallabies meant that the quarter final bracket was split into hemispheres.  Here’s ...

The seventh season of the Hyundai A-League kicked off this weekend.  It’s been a long wait for football fans – the FFA decided to push back the start of the season to avoid clashing with the finals of the NRL and AFL.  Thankfully that wait is finally over. The Pre-Season The A-League hasn’t had a particularly smooth ride in its ...

Just before she left for China for two weeks ago, Jen bought me a copy of Gears of War 3 to ‘keep me busy’ while she was gone.  I just completed playing through the game in co-op mode with my brother-in-law Matt this week.  It’s a great game and I’ll do a write up on it soon. This morning I ...

It's a hard block life

The A-League starts this weekend. Will Harry Kewell and the Melbourne Victory dominate the competition? Can the Brisbane Roar be the first team to retain the title? How much longer can the Roar’s 28 game undefeated streak run for? How much worse can Newcastle’s season get? We’re about to find out. Starting tomorrow. Have a good weekend.