Normally business as usual would have prevailed, with the ‘old boys club’ allowed to go on their way. However, it is believed that the president of Toyota Motor Corp. Akio Toyoda, one of the major sponsors of the Olympics paying about US$1 billion every four years, may have been the...
Mori still wields power. He’s used to getting his way and this is the reason why several weeks passed since the comments were made before he resigned from the Olympic committee. Normally business as usual would have prevailed, with the ‘old boys club’ allowed to go on their...
Brisbane Grammar School,on the other hand, is only for boys. With 1700 students and beautifully maintained old buildings, you can choose whether to have your son board there or just go there in the daytime. Annual fees are around the $15,000-$20,000 mark. There are no fewer than three...
The week that followed was catching up with old rugby mates in Tokyo and discussing proposals with stakeholders that set to benefit from Japan hosting the World Cup. I even managed to pull on the boots to play a rugby match at YC&AC in Yokohama over 20 years since I had last played on...
That first half in Buenos Aires against last year’s runner up was sublime, vintage Reds performance. The second half only added three points, so the hapless boys from Queensland went down 27-43 to the Jaguares. Having returned from just over a month in North Queensland, I am buoyed by ...
“We hope that our boys take advantage of this occasion to foster camaraderie through rugby, interact with many local people and learn about each other’s culture so as to grow as a person,” Mizuma added CJ with Japanese U20 Captain, Shota Fukui. Photo by David Kapernick @brisbanerugby.co...
The week that followed was catching up with old rugby mates in Tokyo and discussing proposals with stakeholders that set to benefit from Japan hosting the World Cup. I even managed to pull on the boots to play a rugby match at YC&AC in Yokohama over 20 years since I had last played on...