Got up early, packed my bags and took the train to Artarmon. Picked up by Gour and my stuff was dropped at his house and then we went to Oxford Street to meet Ken and Lisa, Ken's sister and Simon. We then went to the Sydney Football Stadium to the Major Preliminary Final (or something along those lines). The Canberra Raiders beat the North Sydney Bears.
In the evening we went to a BBQ at Simon's house. South Africans, Kiwis, Poms, Maltese - not an Aussie in sight.
2011
North Sydney Bears - Australian RL foundation club and perennial under-achievers. Just like Boro. As they also played in red they became the team I adopted. Essentially forced out of top-level RL existence during the Super League War in the mid 1990s. They still play at a level just below the top level but unlike the UK where promotion and relegation is common in most sports there is no real way to climb back to the top.
Most North Sydney based sports teams wear red and black including the team I play for - North Sydney United FC
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