I passed through the gates of Langtree Park through a giant turnstile door that looked like something out of a New York City subway station. On the other side, bright florescent lights and rivers of beer. It had finally happened: my first sporting match in Europe. But I wasn’t here to see the Red Devils at Old Trafford or a tennis match at Wimbledon. I was...
Moments after meeting Mario Fenech outside ANZ Stadium, I was practically on cloud nine! Little did I know that I’d be on cloud, uh, I wanna say nine and-a-half? Ten, perhaps? Anyhoo, I went right back to drinking and shmoozing it up with my bunny brethren. I immediately went around showing everyone the latest autograph addition to my poster. Normally, I...
In downtown Parramatta, along historic Church Street, you’ll find a sporting goods store with a treasure trove of sports items that rivals that of any NFL stadium gift shop! A store filled with enough rugby and soccer items to make your head spin! Peter Wynn’s Score is your go-to place for all the best in NRL and AFL merchandise. Founded by former...
The rabbit, historically, has never been a welcome animal in the land down under. Then again, when your kind multiplied like, well, like rabbits and ate through almost the entire country nearly 120 years ago, it is hard to be beloved, no matter how adorable you may be. In the neighborhood of Redfern, just a short drive from downtown Sydney, the South Sydney...
To be immersed in Australian sports is an experience unlike no other. It is an atmosphere of sheer, unadulterated joy, accompanied by singing, mass quantities of beer, and the happiest sports fans this side of a Superbowl game. Americans like to boast that they are a sports-crazy country built on tough-guy athletes, sheer physicality, and rowdy fans. Having...
I’ll never forget where I was the first time I laid eyes on that jersey with the bunny on it. I was inside an apparel store in Alice Springs on December 31, 2008. I was browsing through the jerseys, and I came across one with a rabbit on it; it was the jersey of the South Sydney Rabbitohs. I said to myself, “A rugby team represented by a bunny rabbit...