The Sydney Swans against Melbourne Kangaroos: Have you heard of “Aussie Rules”?
August 21st 2005 After having watched a rugby match last week in New Zealand, I decided to go also to a local football match. The local football is nick-named “Aussie Rules” and I believed it is played only here. It’s a strange game that’s somewhere between rugby and normal football (what they call soccer). I must say, I don’t understand how come this and the American football call themselves FOOT-ball w
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