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    Hello Tri Nations. Great Nike Rugby Ad

    According to Argentinean Rugby site Rugbyfun.com.ar, Nike released this poster after the third/fourth place playoffs that features Agustin Pichot, Juan Martin Hernandez and Ignacio Corleto calling for the Pumas to be let into the Tri-Nations tournament The translated text reads: We listened to the people who gave us for dead in the first round, We saw the faces of the French after the opening match. We ignored the ones who said we would lose the qualifying spot to Ireland. We nodded at the scots...
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    Weekend Sport Predictions Round 2

    I have just got back from a whirlwind trip to the Eastern Cape and it is great to have yet another weekend of great sport to look forward to. I thought I had hit a perfect 4/4 on last week's predictions only to find that my bet on Australia to win by 12 or more was actually a loss if the result was exactly +12. Australia won 32-20. Doh! Ah well 3/4 is not too bad, and I was so close to that streak. Here are this week's predictions (using my stake which has grown to R653). Rugby World Cup 2007 France...
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    Weekend Sport Predictions

    I generally ignore sport and the jock culture that goes along with it but it is impossible not to get sucked in when there are two world cup events happening at the same time. I really hesitate to call twenty20 cricket an actual sport but it certainly seems popular with the crowds and it was great to see Zimbabwe beating Australia the other night (a case of the people with no bread beating the people who stole bread?). Everyone knows that matches are always more interesting when there is actual money...

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