Brian, Brigitte, Tanya, and I ambled our way into the four-story building across the street from the Redfern Oval on Chalmers Street. Inside this ordinary building in one Sydney’s most historic neighborhoods, lay a treasure trove of red and green. Inside this building, on the top floor, is a wonderland of items all emblazoned with the beloved symbol of the...
Having already immersed myself in the red and green choir of The Burrow at ANZ Stadium, I was already hankering to experience more of this wonderful sport sub-culture of Sydney. The next morning after the Rd. 26 match, I jumped further down the rabbit hole and into the wonderland that is the Redfern Oval. A place so beloved and revered by every Rabbitohs fan, some...
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...
It had been one week since my inaugural visit to ANZ Stadium, where I saw my very first rugby league match between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Sydney Roosters. It was the deciding Minor Premiership, and the atmosphere was nothing short of electric. Sadly, the match did not go the way I wanted it, and I had to endure a lengthy train ride back to Town Hall...
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...