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Old May 3rd 2010, 12:10 pm
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Default Aussie is new world snooker champion

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/othe...er/8653692.stm

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Originally Posted by Amazulu
Every man and his dingo will begin playing Snooker in Australia now me reckons. They barely played Football before the last World Cup?
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Every man and his dingo will begin playing Snooker in Australia now me reckons. They barely played Football before the last World Cup?
Snooker Loopy ?
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Old May 3rd 2010, 12:32 pm
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Originally Posted by DunRoaminTheUK
Every man and his dingo will begin playing Snooker in Australia now me reckons. They barely played Football before the last World Cup?
I love playing snooker.
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Originally Posted by Amazulu
I love playing snooker.
How will the aussies shorten the name? Snook ? Snooko ? "going down the snooko club ?"
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How will the aussies shorten the name? Snook ? Snooko ? "going down the snooko club ?"
Are ther any snooker clubs in Australia?
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Default Re: Aussie is new world snooker champion

Originally Posted by Amazulu
Are ther any snooker clubs in Australia?

I like playing snooker too - I really miss Rileys for some late night snooker action with a couple of beers.

I don't know about your neck of the woods, but there are precious few places to play snooker here in Sydney. In fact, I know of two - there is one table in a cellar pool room on Breoadway, but you can't drink there, and there are four tables at the Tats club in the CBD. You can drink there, but the bar closes early.

Not a great selection. I hope that this means that the game will get a lift, though you wouldn't have known it was on if he hadn't have won I suspect. There has been very little coverage of it up until the final. I often feel that if it isn't rugby, cricket, football or swimming, the Aussie media isn't really interested.


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Well, I suppose it makes a change from a Scottish person being world champ
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Cue celebrations.
Give it a 'rest' will you.
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Give it a 'rest' will you.
You're right, I'll take a break.
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