John Connolly
John Connolly
John Connollyis an Irish writer who is best known for his series of novels starring private detective Charlie Parker...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth31 May 1968
CountryIreland
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One hundred and eighteen Tests and I think he is one of Australia's great players -- he will be one of the first people I meet with over the next day or so.
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I am focused on the positives - Super 14 provides the opportunity to look at more players than we have in the past with greater competition for places.
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Like everyone else, he has things to prove to make the side, but I think he is one of Australia's great players and at the moment we only have two or three certain selections in the team.
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I find that I take a great deal of pleasure knowing I get up people's noses to some degree.
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I think he'll go very well in rugby, I think he'll be sensational in rugby and he'll have a great future.
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The Canberra winter should provide the perfect conditions to prepare for the Eden Park Test. Already this year we've looked at spending more time in Test match cities and preparing in the conditions we can expect on match days.
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I have no doubt that he is ready for England . Some of the rugby out there today was of Test match intensity.
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It will be how each individual club perceives it. Maybe clubs who are in the Heineken Cup will rest players,
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They are world-class locks, and I wouldn't want to swap those two for anyone else,
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We all want to be in the same position as New Zealand, whose dilemma for the World Cup will be which players should be left out of their squad.
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Writers are magpies by nature, always collecting shiny things, storing them away and looking for connections of things.
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There is sometimes a feeling in crime fiction that good writing gets in the way of story. I have never felt that way. All you have is language. Why write beneath yourself? It's an act of respect for the reader as much as yourself.
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We were disappointed with our performance against Bristol in terms of the handling errors and poor execution,
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As I get older I tend to rail against the world more and more.