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    A two pot screamer…

    No, not this one… May I present to you, Exhibit A. I’m always amazed by how the more things change, the more they stay the same. As is my wont at this time of year, I have been avidly watching the Australian Open on television over the last couple of weeks. Nothing says January to me […]

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    Music for Monday…

     If you are lucky, there may be a time during your children’s sporting lives when they are part of a team who manage to win a premiership. They will have played their hearts out all season, survived the do-or-die rounds of quarter and semi-finals, and gone on to reign victorious in the grand final. The cups […]

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    When it’s NOT about the bike… but about the man who’s on it…

    Livestrong. I’ve always liked the picture that smooshed word creates in my mind. Have you heard of the man this word is associated with? Just about everyone in the developed world does. Especially today. American Lance Armstrong is one of the best-known cyclists on the planet. He’s the winner of seven – count them – SEVEN […]

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    Playing to win…

    Source How do you define success at this Olympics? Is it primarily by the colour of the medal? Is it by the journey made to make the Olympics in the first place? Is it by the way athletes conduct themselves with the media, post-event? Or is it all of those things? In this country, we […]

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    Once upon a time in the west…

    This is a sight no-one likes to see on a sporting field, especially when you’re a parent and the player lying on the ground grimacing in pain is your own child. Bloody hell. The venue was the Junior Rugby State Champs in Orange, a lovely little town in western New South Wales, where we’d been enjoying some top notch rugby action over a […]

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Hi, I’m Sarah!

Former wild-child of the 80’s, classic rock fan and loyal friend to a particularly awesome group of people. Forever planning to write more. Fervently wishes she lived at the beach. Loves the mighty All Blacks. Rather partial to a cheeky glass of red.

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