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I imagine most people haven't snoopcester Send a noteboard - 09/07/2011 03:18:11 PM
It does suggest though to me that it is a bit more serious in Russia than the Jamaican bob-sleigh team though

I think Russia might have set up some baseball teams in the early 1990s on a lark, too. The reality is no one watches any team sports other than soccer and hockey in Russia.


I think in the case of rugby it is part of "natural" growth in the sport - it is still pretty low numbers compared to the whole population but Russia like other countries, including Sri Lanka for some reason, have seen participation in rugby growing rapidly over the last 10 years and the clubs have grown with that rather than people setting up clubs on a lark.
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General knowledge! nossy - 08/07/2011 02:04:51 PM 939 Views
Re: General knowledge! nossy - 08/07/2011 02:08:13 PM 682 Views
I prefer pot luck snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:25:22 PM 516 Views
I'm docking you for spelling! nossy - 08/07/2011 02:34:25 PM 764 Views
Bad joke, very bad joke! snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:36:09 PM 519 Views
Ugh nossy - 08/07/2011 02:42:11 PM 537 Views
You dropped the ball there snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:51:59 PM 647 Views
Re: Ugh Zeeb - 08/07/2011 03:06:03 PM 696 Views
I was referring to me! nossy - 08/07/2011 03:23:38 PM 682 Views
He also misspelled Walesa. *NM* Tom - 08/07/2011 03:14:10 PM 353 Views
He misspelled everything, hence the entire conversation. *NM* nossy - 08/07/2011 03:19:11 PM 341 Views
I missed Question 4. I think that's hardly general knowledge. Tom - 08/07/2011 03:13:22 PM 650 Views
I knew it. nossy - 08/07/2011 03:18:20 PM 679 Views
I agree with Nossy Two Wongs - 08/07/2011 03:43:09 PM 648 Views
Let's not get ridiculous here. Tom - 08/07/2011 11:04:14 PM 551 Views
Me? Get ridiculous? nossy - 08/07/2011 11:43:16 PM 709 Views
Intelligent people. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:12:58 AM 819 Views
Heh nossy - 09/07/2011 04:52:27 AM 537 Views
Yes, but the way certain Kiwis around here gush over them we should all know the All Blacks. Joel - 08/07/2011 04:56:21 PM 750 Views
Or it's 94 of the world's countries. Rebekah - 08/07/2011 05:52:54 PM 641 Views
I don't know about Italy, but it's interesting in France... Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:07:16 PM 646 Views
not exactly snoopcester - 08/07/2011 07:20:58 PM 704 Views
Oh. Oh well, close enough. *NM* Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:51:47 PM 323 Views
Don't make me laugh at your silly sport even more. Tom - 08/07/2011 11:11:55 PM 626 Views
Your choice of words, not mine. Rebekah - 08/07/2011 11:33:42 PM 615 Views
Casuistry. Sheer casuistry. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:05:48 AM 547 Views
Not quite snoopcester - 08/07/2011 11:45:08 PM 676 Views
I've never heard of Russia's professional league. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:07:07 AM 512 Views
I imagine most people haven't snoopcester - 09/07/2011 03:18:11 PM 758 Views
You're wrong about Georgia, at least. Legolas - 08/07/2011 11:46:13 PM 696 Views
That will change when Russia re-invades. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:23:13 AM 621 Views
Or asking Americans about the metric system *NM* Praziquantel - 08/07/2011 10:28:59 PM 343 Views
Dude, it's the All Blacks. Tim - 08/07/2011 11:59:21 PM 867 Views
The all whats? The what blacks? The what what? *NM* Tom - 09/07/2011 03:21:48 AM 316 Views
Asking a non-Rugby fan about the All Blacks ... Nate - 09/07/2011 12:15:24 AM 547 Views
Bad analogy. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:21:23 AM 788 Views
Actually, it's a pretty good analogy... Legolas - 09/07/2011 09:44:50 AM 651 Views
So you're saying NZ culture is as relentlessly projected as American? Tom - 09/07/2011 03:00:33 PM 777 Views
Obviously not, but then American culture is projected in so many ways. Legolas - 09/07/2011 04:37:27 PM 752 Views
Missed 4 and 7 *NM* wheelwright - 08/07/2011 03:39:32 PM 281 Views
9 and 2/5 Stephen - 08/07/2011 03:54:34 PM 634 Views
I missed two, so you can only have Colonel Knowledge of me. Joel - 08/07/2011 04:45:49 PM 630 Views
7/10, missed 2, 3 and 4. Number 6 was a lucky guess and I've no idea how I knew Motown *NM* kHz1000 - 08/07/2011 04:56:14 PM 310 Views
All of them. Although Motown was a guess and I tossed a coin for souvlaki. *NM* Rebekah - 08/07/2011 05:54:30 PM 320 Views
10, although I didn't actually expect my guess for #2 to be correct... *NM* Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:52:27 PM 268 Views
8/10 – answers typed before looking. Tim - 08/07/2011 11:57:17 PM 595 Views
Only missed Number 6 *NM* ironclad - 09/07/2011 09:50:59 AM 422 Views
Missed 4 and 7 *NM* Danu - 09/07/2011 08:54:07 PM 350 Views
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