Top 10 Sportsmanship Moments of 2011 Romanian captain, Cristian Petre, who after suffering a 67-3 loss to England, was asked by a reporter about the game and replied “I play rugby for happiness.” More The French rugby team won the toss to choose who wears their own home jerseys in the Rugby World Cup Final [...]
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2011 Top 10 Sportsmanship Moments
By prsmith on December 31, 2011 in America, Athletics, Canada, Cricket, Croke park, England, France, GAA, Gaelic, Golf, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Romania, Rugby, Uncategorized, USA
‘Tis the Season Not to Dive
To Dive or Not To Dive? That is the question. Well here’s the answer: Don’t do it. This form of cheating is ruining the beautiful game. Fans don’t like it. In fact, many fans are digusted by their own players if they dive. Fellow proferssionals dislike it. But who is doing anything serious about it? [...]

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