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For the rugby romantic the Queensland Reds are the most beguiling team in Australian rugby.
You might first think of brilliant sides of the 1970s and 80s with greats like the rampaging Mark Loane, the brilliant wing Brendan Moon and the late great Stan Pilecki. Pilecki was the first Queensland player to play 100 games for the team and his name adorns the annual medal for the best Reds player.
Queensland players were the backbone of the great Wallabies grand slam side of 1984, including mesmerising full back Roger Gould and bulldozing prop Andy McIntyre, while the team was captained by Queensland centre and stalwart Andrew Slack.
Greening returns to Somerville
Third time lucky: Player-coach David Greening (left) is back at Somerville Eagles.
Picture: John Punshon
SOCCER
THE topsy-turvy relationship between Dave Greening and Somerville Eagles took another twist last week when the club appointed him senior player-coach for 2021.
The peninsula goals king with nine league Golden Boot awards to his name was re-appointed last week for his third stint as player-coach.
He resigned from the role last June but recent changes at the club played an important role in his return.
Close friend Stan Packer stepped down as senior coach earlier this month and took over as director of coaching and he supported Greening’s return as did club president Luke Mulder.
Greening returns to Somerville Picture: John Punshon
SOCCER
THE topsy-turvy relationship between Dave Greening and Somerville Eagles took another twist last week when the club appointed him senior player-coach for 2021.
The peninsula goals king with nine league Golden Boot awards to his name was re-appointed last week for his third stint as player-coach.
He resigned from the role last June but recent changes at the club played an important role in his return.
Close friend Stan Packer stepped down as senior coach earlier this month and took over as director of coaching and he supported Greening’s return as did club president Luke Mulder.
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Made on Earth: Road to Recovery
How whisky makers are beating the pandemic
ByChris Baraniuk
When the pandemic hit, bars and pubs across the world had to shut – instantly dealing a blow to Scotland’s whisky-making industry. How did it adapt?
Several months into the pandemic, the Tamdhu whisky distillery in the north-east of Scotland is optimistic – despite still weathering something of a storm.
The economic blight caused by Covid-19 has hit distilleries hard. Like many workers around the UK, staff at Tamdhu have adapted to social distancing and now routinely sanitise their workstations, but they’ve also had to cope with supply issues.