Get Into Rugby Mode This Winter
Photographs copyright: DAVID McMAHON
Now that we’re right into winter here in Melbourne and the days get continually shorter, the sport of choice is Australian Rules football. But these photos prove that Melbourne, the sporting capital of this nation, embraces just about any sport.
Rugby union is about to take my city by storm – as you can see by the larger-than-life mural at this Visitor Centre on the Bourke Street Mall. There is already a fair bit of talk about this month’s two-Test series, when the Qantas Wallabies take on Italy in the 2009 Bundaberg Rum Rugby Series.
How big are the murals? Like most rugby players, they are high and wide. This next shot, with a passer-by in the frame, should put it all into context for you.
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Those are some big guys. I've never seen an Austrailian football or a rugby match, I would like to though.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite basketball team won the NBA championship last night. Go Lakers! I wonder if that made the news down under?
I watched some Aussie Rules when I was last in Melbourne. Unfortunately, all those hot male bodies sorta distracted me from understanding how it's played.
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I have a friend who plays on a women's Rugby exhibition team. It would be interesting to see how your rules differ from theirs.
ReplyDeleteWhat I have seen of what they do is extremely physical and sometimes bone breakingly brutal... but highly entertaining. They are not daintly players and they don't hold back! It's a great sport to watch.
Neat mural.
Wow! that is one big mural!! Great shot, as always!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week, David!
A great mural!
ReplyDeleteWow, those are really huge! Our football, the one with helmuts and pads, starts in late August. How cold does it get where you live in the winter?
ReplyDeletei just don't get rugby,sorry.Is it like Austrailian rules football?
ReplyDeleteBut I do like the idea of watching a bunch of big,brawny,sweaty men run around.........
That is impressive. It is really dramatic in panels that create depth and movement.
ReplyDeleteFrankly, it's the fans who scare the bejeebers out of me!
ReplyDeleteSandi
high and wide..with an ego to match....
ReplyDeleteVery cool! I've always been curious about rugby.
ReplyDeleteNever understood Aussie rules football, but it seems one of the most physically demanding sports around. Great mural.
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ReplyDeleteLarger than life!
ReplyDeleteHi David, thanks for commenting on my blog..i have left you a message on there, under comments on Birthday lunch.
ReplyDeleteI watch Aussie Rules football on espn sometimes, its fun to watch.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week
Guy
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Aaarg no rugby There is enough of it overhere We dutchies are soccer people sorry
ReplyDeleteFootball, Rugby, Photography are sometimes good hobbies.
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Just a reminder that there's nothing small about rugby!
ReplyDeleteHa - my word verification is swearr - there's nothing small about the language of rugby either!
Good post David. The murals are impressive.
ReplyDeleteRugby and football is the same? Don't know the difference between the two but i definitely want to see a live one.
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Great post and photo.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
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The tourney is available here in the States on PPV - for a Kings ransom!
ReplyDeleteI once dated a rugby player.
::dreamy sigh::
I love rugby!
Is everything Australian larger than life?! :)
ReplyDeleterugby, australia, south africa. nope, i ain't saying a word!
ReplyDeleteGo the Wallabies !!!
ReplyDeleteWell, the All Blacks aren't plying, so of course I'll cheer for the Wallabies :-)
Though I'm not really thinking about the AB's too much at the moment, after they let the french beat them...