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Originally posted by HiddenPaw So much is hyped up by the media isn't it (like the above article says). Today's headline in the Herald Sun sports section was "Why we Hate the English". The article underneath was reasonably fair - altho accused the English of being arrogant and then finished with the line "Winning a World Cup is an amazing feeling. For guys in the Australian team yet to experience it, they will know what I'm talking about come 10pm Saturday." !!! http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspap...898912,00.html http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspap...898547,00.html http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspap...898592,00.html In the interests of balance, here's a few UK reports on RWC for you. OzTennis:) |
Originally posted by PeteY Is'nt much of a team sport though is it Mr T?? I would class a team sport differently maybe. I can see your point....i mean doubles partners rely opon one another....but i still would'nt class it as a team sport. The tennis "team" for the davis cup for example, play as indivduals when they are out there doing thier stuff. Even the doubles, when they are playing, are'nt refered to as the australian team against the USA team. In Bendigo for example, population 80,000 we used to have 13 Grades with 8 teams with 8 players per team on a Saturday afternoon (832 players) and a 'church comp' with 8 grades at the same time. The juniors played on Saturday morning and they had more closer to 20 grades. That's just the people playing in teams - lots played but not in a team. I was also the Secretary of the Bendigo Soccer League - 2 Divisions, 8 teams in each for both seniors and juniors. This just gives some idea of comparative participation rates. No doubt today there are more 'soccer' players. Anyway, I still reckon tennis is predominantly a team sport but it doesn't really matter does it. :) OzTennis:) |
Originally posted by OzTennis At the highest level tennis is more individual - agreed. However, I'm thinking of the more than a million 'punters' who play for their club team in the local 'comp' every week. In Bendigo for example, population 80,000 we used to have 13 Grades with 8 teams with 8 players per team on a Saturday afternoon (832 players) and a 'church comp' with 8 grades at the same time. The juniors played on Saturday morning and they had more closer to 20 grades. That's just the people playing in teams - lots played but not in a team. I was also the Secretary of the Bendigo Soccer League - 2 Divisions, 8 teams in each for both seniors and juniors. This just gives some idea of comparative participation rates. No doubt today there are more 'soccer' players. Anyway, I still reckon tennis is predominantly a team sport but it doesn't really matter does it. :) OzTennis:) Only problem :) Im not particularly good....and my wife, who is the only person i play tennis with, had professional coaching when she was a kid; which means i never stand a chance!! I beat her every time at badminton though, sweet revenge! :D |
Originally posted by bondipom The England team's training session was delayed on Monday for nearly two hours. One of the players, while on his way back to the dressing room happened to look down and notice a suspicious looking, unknown white powdery substance at the end of the field. Coach "whosiewatsie" immediately suspended practice while the Police were called in to investigate. After a complete field analysis, the Police determined that the white substance, unknown to the players, was the try line. Practice was resumed when the officials decided that it was unlikely that the team would encounter the substance again!!!! OzTennis |
A guy walks into a bar with a West Island Terrier under his arm. The dog is wearing a Scottish rugby jersey and is festooned with Scottish pom-poms.
The bartender says, "Hey! No pets are allowed! You'll have to leave." The guy begs him, "Look, I'm desperate! We're both big fans, the TV's broken at home, and this is the only place around where we can see the game." After securing a promise that the dog will behave, and that he and the dog will kick themselves out if there's any trouble, the bartender relents and allows them to stay in the bar and watch the game. The big game begins with the English receiving the kick-off. They march down field, get stopped at the halfway line, and Wilkinson kicks a drop goal. At full time the final score is England 45 Scotland 3. Suddenly, the dog jumps up on the bar and begins walking up and down the bar giving high-fives to everyone. The bartender says, "Wow, that is the most amazing thing I've seen! What does the dog do if the Scots win?" The owner replies, "I don't know, I've only had him for 18 years." :D :D :D Scottm |
An Englishman, an Aussie and a South African are in a bar one night, having a beer. All of a sudden the South African downs his beer, throws his glass in the air, pulls out a gun and shoots the glass to pieces and says: "In Sath Efrika our glasses are so cheap that we don't need to drink from the same one twice."
The Aussie, obviously impressed by this , drinks his beer, throws his glass into the air, pulls out his gun and shoots the glass to pieces and says: "Well mate, in 'Straaaaailia we have so much sand to make the glasses that we don't need to drink out of the same glass twice either." The Englishman, cool as a cucumber, picks up his beer and drinks it, throws his glass into the air, pulls out his gun, shoots the South African and the Australian and then says: "In London we have so many effing South Africans and Aussies that we don't need to drink with the same ones twice." :D :D :D |
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