The Wallabies rugby team are currently on their Spring Tour in Europe, and it was supposed to be a historic tour. For the first time in years there was the possibility of getting a home nations grand slam – victories against England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The Wallabies, who only managed 1 win from the entire Tri-Nations tournament, managed to put away England, but Ireland held them to a draw. Now that they can’t win them all, their target is just to not lose any.
This weekend the Aussies are heading to Murrayfield to take on the Scotland. The Scots are in a strong rebuilding phase with their new coach, while the Wallabies are just rough at the moment. Add to that the depressing effect that arriving in a wet, cold and grey Edinburgh has had on the Aussies, and it’s looking like the Scots are in with a chance.
The big question is : do we get up at 4 o’clock on Sunday morning to watch it live, or do we wait for the myriad repeats later in the day? Not hearing the results isn’t an issue, we just won’t look it up online. It’s more about whether or not it’s worth the resulting tiredness of getting up at 4am. At the moment I’m thinking it IS worth it just to know that it hasn’t already happened, and that cheering on the boys in Blue might actually make a difference. Of course, at 3:55 Sunday morning I may feel otherwise.
‘Mon Scotland!
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