Field Theory by Hadyn Green

There are no Global Release Periods in a Rugby World Cup year.

FFS how did they manage that? What exactly does Mark Miller do as IRB CEO? Oh yes I know go to Premier League matches whilst the HEC semi-final is on at Twickers?

Still no doubt in the manner of the Masters of the Universe pre GFC he'll pocket a massive bonus. :(

On the June tours I'm coming round to the view the SH would be better to say "thanks but no thanks" and instead increase the (NH) Autumn period to six weeks. We could then start the Super 14 in late March/early April, run the Tri-Nations or whatever in August/September and then go on to the NH or receive tours in September/October.

Still pigs might fly...

During one of these games I stumped the entire group by asking which golfer was retiring after 72 tour wins. I neglected to mention the ten majors because I thought it would give the answer away: Annika Sörenstam.

Nice...but the trivia question for the ages will be who scored hat-tricks in successive world cups a month apart?

"One Girl, Tin Cup"

No doubt you're expecting somebody to make an observation about the title of this post; I shan't fall into that (sand) trap, regardless of how both sick and witty the title actually is.

who scored hat-tricks in successive world cups a month apart?

I'm going for someone in cricket and hockey, but I don't know who

No doubt you're expecting somebody to make an observation about the title of this post

Nope, but I was rather proud of it.

__No doubt you're expecting somebody to make an observation about the title of this post__

Nope, but I was rather proud of it.

So it's not a play on the rhythmic similarity it has with Dean Martin's Memories are made of this?

One boy, one girl

Replaced with the decidedly similar:

One girl, tin cup

He true love was golf sort of thing...

Don't explain it. I suspect I don't want to know :-)

I'm going for someone in cricket and hockey, but I don't know who

A Hat-trick in cricket? Wouldn't we have heard of it? Or are we talking ancient history?

How about: women's U-17 soccer world cup, women's U-20 soccer world cup?

Yes, we'll have to put up with Tony Street and Andrew Saville shouting at Venus and Serena: "anything to say to New Zealand?"

You're our favourite city in the whole world!

(Shamelessly pilfered from today's Doonsebury)

Nope, but I was rather proud of it.

And rightly so. In my eagerness to read (and rant) the cleverness of the title passed me by. RTFQ (or RTFT in this case) eh?

How about: women's U-17 soccer world cup, women's U-20 soccer world cup?

Indeed. The remarkable Rosie White a hat-trick against Columbia in the U-17 WC and 17 days later another against Chile in the U-20. What's more she's only 15 and therefore eligible for both tournaments again in two years time. Their final pool match is tomorrow against England. Fingers crossed...

The remarkable Rosie White

I knew about the first hat-trick but thought she only scored a single against Chile.

She is now officially our greatest striker ever.

perhaps slightly off-topic, but this is amusing.

New Zealand 1-0 up over England after 30 minutes - if this continues, they're through to the quarter finals

She is now officially our greatest striker ever.

And in progressing past the group phase (I'm assuming we will, 1-0 up after 39 minutes) they are now the most successful World Cup football team. :)

Did we just miss out by a goal at the 97th minute? That seems to be what the livescoring is telling me.

bugger. One player down for the last 25 minutes.

Great tournament for them to do so well though.

And in progressing past the group phase (I'm assuming we will, 1-0 up after 39 minutes) they are now the most successful World Cup football team. :)

Um... That wasn't me. It was my brother's wife's 2nd cousin, who hates football and New Zealand.

Yeah, that'll do.