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Rabbitohs VS Storm Part II: Big Crowds, Bigger Bunny!

Rabbitohs VS Storm Part II: Big Crowds, Bigger Bunny!

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...

South Sydney Rabbitohs: My very first match…

South Sydney Rabbitohs: My very first match…

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...

Boston Garden: Bruins and Celtics Fans, Welcome!

Boston Garden: Bruins and Celtics Fans, Welcome!

Boston is, without a doubt, one of the most sports crazy cities in the USA, if not the world.  Not to mention they have some of the most loyal and rowdy sports fans this side of a European soccer riot!  In the neighborhood of North Boston, two of the most celebrated franchises in professional sports play their home games in front of thousands of raving Bostonians...

Melbourne: The “un-Sydney” city.

Melbourne: The “un-Sydney” city.

Imagine a city with the streetcars and hills of San Francisco, the architecture of Victorian England, and the high-rises and Asian influences of Hong Kong, all with an Australian accent?  That, my dear friends, is Melbourne in a nutshell!  For many Aussies, Melbourne is not just the capital of the Australian state of Victoria.  Melbourne is the cultural and...