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
cup dilemma left players position whose
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.
number ourselves position
We had a number of half-chances and we put ourselves in a position to do things, but the forwards were very disappointing,
capable next position putting sides squad year
They are the only squad capable of putting out two sides that can take on anyone, but they have been in this position before in the run-up to World Cups. It is next year which matters, not now.
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When you get away from selecting your best players, that's when you have problems. Australia demands you pick your best in a Test team. It's different at a lower level, then sometimes other factors come into it, but a Test team should be your best available.
tend
As I get older I tend to rail against the world more and more.
against bristol errors handling performance poor terms
We were disappointed with our performance against Bristol in terms of the handling errors and poor execution,
break lucky point road
Financially, we were stuck. We got to the point where you go on the road and are lucky to even break even. What is really the point?
collecting nature writers
Writers are magpies by nature, always collecting shiny things, storing them away and looking for connections of things.
act beneath feeling felt fiction gets good reader respect
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.
competition focused greater opportunity past players positives provides super
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.
eighteen great hundred meet next people players tests
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.
against case classic club country player situation work
Olly's situation is one classic case of where the club and country situation here can work against a player and his club coach,
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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.
against colours couple determined good run side tough tries true turned
Leicester scored a couple of tries against the run of play and that turned the match. They are a very good side and like us, will be determined to show their true colours on Saturday. It will be a tough contest, that is for sure.