http://theyellowscarf.com/blog The home of Aussie rugby Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:54:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Crusaders vs Rest of the World XV. Invercargill 7.30pm. http://theyellowscarf.com/blog/2008/01/22/test-calendar-entry/ The Tahs 15 Sam Norton-Knight – When you lose one slow and flaky fullback, consider yourself lucky to have another slow and flaky fullback to take his place. 14 Lote Tuqiri – the multi-million dollar try scoring machine! 13 Timana Tahu – Had a sensational last year of league before switching to rugby. ... http://theyellowscarf.com/blog/2007/11/28/oz-super14-preview/ Here’s your summer homework. Figure out how Argentina can join the TriNations. If you are brave, you can try to organise an international season. I’ve included rough dates here for the major competitions. I haven’t included Australian club or ARC football, nor the Argies confusing domestic season, since around 80% of ... http://theyellowscarf.com/blog/2007/11/20/summer-homework/ By the time you read this, I will, once again, be in the process of being gouged of every last cent I possess, dragged across half the surface of Western Europe and being taken for a ride over and over again with a ten to twenty thousand like-minded lost souls. And ... http://theyellowscarf.com/blog/2007/11/10/a-hec-of-a-year/ Good evening, Ladies, Gentlemen, Mr President, Councillors, Alan, and welcome to the 2007 Yellow Scarf Annual General Meeting. It’s hard to believe, but this club was founded less than 2 months ago. In that time, we’ve recruited 40 members who, between them, have contributed more than 2000 posts, most of them ... http://theyellowscarf.com/blog/2007/10/29/the-yellow-scarf-agm/ With all due respect to South Africa, this World Cup will go down in the annals of history as a tournament of great upsets and dour rugby, which saw two defence-oriented sides contest a dull final. Whilst run flawlessly by the French it was a tournament dominated by forwards and ... http://theyellowscarf.com/blog/2007/10/22/the-rwc-that-was/ The patron saint of the Scarf is, of course, John Williamson, the Grand Mufti Keeper of Scarves. His favourite song is True Blue, the story of Mum, Dad, and a cockatoo. And a sponge cake. But around here, we know him better for the truest and bluest rugby anthem of ... http://theyellowscarf.com/blog/2007/10/13/blame-john/