When it was first announced in late August 2020, Michael Hooper’s decision to take a six-month sabbatical in Japan looked like a winner all round. The Wallabies captain had the opportunity to compensate for the loss of earnings which he, along with all other Rugby Australia employees, had suffered as an inevitable result of the […]
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He cemented his status with a brilliant debut season but there was something missing from Harry Wilson’s highlight reel.
For all his dominance in the No.8 for the Queensland Reds and then the Wallabies, the Rugby Australia rookie of the year had no trophy to show for it.
The 21-year-old is keen to remedy that in 2021, adamant valuable lessons were learnt during the Reds’ Super Rugby AU grand-final loss to the Brumbies and the Wallabies’ mixed Tri-Nations campaign.
Fenway Park is expected to be one of the major vaccination sites for first responders across Massachusetts, according to the state’s firefighter’s union. An estimated 45,000 first responders including police officers, firefighters and EMTs will receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine starting Monday, Gov. Charlie Baker said at a news conference this week. In addition to Fenway. suffield Dec 13, 2020
Grassroots WITH the Shoestrings-chargrill, Chippenham Sunday League set for a shorter than usual one week Christmas break, many teams found themselves with an additional free week as the atrocious weather conditions of the last week meant that a number of games were lost to waterlogged pitches. The only league fixture that survived the rain was at Leafy Lane where hosts Chippenham Icons beat Royal Oak 4-2, to claim a fifth successive victory which move them above Lavis FC at the top of the Division One table thanks to their superior goal difference. Icons opened the scoring through a Jacob Duckett own goal, but they were pegged back when Rich Tandy was on hand to restore parity. Dan Fowler regained the lead for Icons who gained the upper hands on the Oak men, with a further 2 goals from Fowler to complete a first half treble to give his team a 4-1 interval lead, his second being a sublime strike from distance