The Olympic stage is set Letter From... Sydney FINAL Edition
In any contest between a good big 'un and a good little 'un, the big 'un will always win. The old sporting adage has often been demonstrated by beefy Australian ball-players against their puny northern hemisphere rivals, and the same principle has been lavishly applied to Stadium Aust...
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| Published in | Independent (London, England : 1986) |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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London (UK)
Independent Digital News & Media
08.03.1999
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| Summary: | In any contest between a good big 'un and a good little 'un, the big 'un will always win. The old sporting adage has often been demonstrated by beefy Australian ball-players against their puny northern hemisphere rivals, and the same principle has been lavishly applied to Stadium Australia. The brand new venue for the 2000 Olympics saw its first competitive action on Saturday with a double- header of matches to start the rugby league season here. On an occasion soaked in superlatives, a crowd of 104,500 - the biggest ever to witness a game of the 13-man code - could slake its thirst at 53 bars, capable between them of serving 80,000 pints an hour. Including the spectacular light and laser show between matches, spectators were entertained using enough electricity to heat half a million meat pies, and after eating and drinking their fill, no fewer than 1,500 toilets stood by to ensure there was no queue even for the ladies' loo - two out of every three conveniences are female. |
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| ISSN: | 0951-9467 |