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It is all about the Grand Final this weekend. It doesn’t get any bigger or better in club rugby than the Reds versus the Crusaders.  The two teams are packed with stars at the peak of their game and this is definitely a dream match for the inaugural Super 15 final. The Crusaders have won seven grand finals in the ...

So it seems several news stories broke all at once in the U.K. News of the World were email and phone hacking dozens of celebrities, sports personalities, royalty and famous victims of crimes.  Most notably, it has come out that they deleted voicemail messages from the phone of a family who was the victim of a child murder.  Comprehensive list ...

DISTILLERY Glenmorangie TYPE Single Malt ALCOHOL 40% REGION Highlands COLOR Pale gold NOSE Light floral aroma and I swear to God…bananas (?) PALATE Sweet, primarily tastes of vanilla, oak and grass.  Definitely a flavour that is refreshing and evocative of summer. FINISH Goes down easy. Maybe a little too easy (hehe). SCORE 80 out of 100 NOTES After last weeks ...

I am just a little bit hyped for the Super 15 Grand Final on Saturday against the Crusaders. Just a little.

One thing you have to give credit to FIFA for – they are consistent in their corruption and ability to find the worst referees in the world, no matter the gender of the players in the game. Equitorial Guinea are a team of some notoriety in the Womens World Cup.  They have been accused of playing men in their side ...

I can still remember getting a BluRay player about five years ago and thinking ‘Lord of the Rings will probably look really sweet in high definition.’ Well, it took nearly half a decade for the definitive Extended Edition to get released but here it is at last.  I watched Fellowship of the Ring tonight with Jen and it was fantastic.  ...

The last time I blogged about the Reds, it was Round 16 of the competition where they rather unexpectedly lost to the unfancied Brumbies.  Since then, the team have bounced back and won two away games against the Force and the Chiefs to secure the top spot in the competition and make their first finals appearance in a decade.  It ...

Pixar recently released a teaser trailer for their new film Brave which is due out in 2012.  It will be their first fairytale and also their first film with a female protagonist.  Somewhat controversially, it was also due to be their first film with a female director but Brenda Chapman has since left the project. What we do know is ...

DISTILLERY Aberlour TYPE Blended Malt ALCOHOL 60% REGION Speyside COLOR Dark amber NOSE Scorches your nose hairs, like inhaling industrial-strength mints. PALATE Incredibly potent bite.  I think I can sort of taste a hint of vanilla for a split second and then the alcohol takes over.  Good lord. FINISH A fire going down your throat and into your belly. SCORE ...

GROUP A: Germany, Canada, Nigeria, France GROUP B: Japan, New Zealand, Mexico, England GROUP C: US, N Korea, Colombia, Sweden GROUP D: Brazil, Australia, Norway, Equatorial Guinea The FIFA Women’s World Cup kicked off in Germany a few days ago.  We’re only a night away from the Matildas kicking off their campaign against Brazil (at 2 in the morning!). I’m ...