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8th July 2013

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by Paul Madden

British Ambassador to Japan

A great weekend for the Poms

There are not many weekends nowadays when I’m up until 2.00am two nights in a row. Well actually none. But this weekend was the exception, with the Lions/Wallabies end of tour party at Sydney’s Opera House and Andy Murray’s Wimbledon final. The Wallabies victory in Melbourne, levelling the series at 1:1, had set things up […]

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8th June 2012

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by Paul Madden

British Ambassador to Japan

Scotland 9, Wallabies 6

At the Scotland v Australia rugby match in Newcastle

In Newcastle, New South Wales, watching Scotland play Australia at Rugby. I don’t think I’ve ever attended a sports match played in such adverse weather conditions: a massive storm brought high gusting winds and driving rain. All the points came from penalties, and to the enormous satisfaction of their band of dedicated followers, a gritty […]

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