The past two years have been a time of major changes for RITV. On reflection, he comes to a renewed appreciation of his roots and life experiences to date as well as an understanding of his new surroundings in the Barossa Valley and his persona as Rabbit in the Vineyard.
RITV Summer series: Abbreviated ODI at Adelaide Oval
November 14, 2024 by 4 Comments
RITV introduces his Summer Series with memories of his first experience of Test cricket at the Gabba in 1979.
Almanac Rugby League (Book Review) – ‘The Power and the Passion: Rugby League in the 1980s’
November 7, 2024 by 4 Comments
Russel Hansen revisits rugby league in the 1980s via his review of ‘The Power and the Passion: Rugby League in the 1980s’ by Alan Whiticker and Ian Collis.
Almanac (Music) Life – Rabbit in the Vineyard ‘Takes Five’
October 31, 2024 by 4 Comments
They may hardly be memorable for most of us but Rabbit in the Vineyard offers a different take on a particular school assembly he attended.
Almanac Rugby League – Rabbit in the Vineyard: Book Review – ‘Hard: rugby league in the ’70s’
October 24, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Rabbit in the Vineyard scored a copy of ‘Hard: rugby league in the ’70s’ for Fathers Day from his daughters Sophia and Eliza. Here’s his review.
Almanac Rugby League – Rugby League comes to the television screen
October 17, 2024 by 1 Comment
Rabbit in the Vineyard is looking forward to ABC TV’s adaptation of Brendan Plum’s novel ‘Plum’ which starts on Sunday night.
NRL Grand Final Weekend Review – Rabbit in the Vineyard on Tour
October 10, 2024 by 2 Comments
Rabbit in the Vineyard was on tour for NRL Grand Final weekend too, with a highly personal and meaningful return to significant places and memories from his younger days.
NRL 2024 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: Reviewing Wayne Bennett, if that’s possible!
October 3, 2024 by 3 Comments
RITV thinks back over the enigma that is Wayne Bennett. Is he the ultimate ‘man behind the mask’? And how will he transpose back into the Burrow in 2025?
Almanac (Paris 2024) Olympics – Rabbit in the Vineyard: 33 moments other than gold
September 26, 2024 by 4 Comments
Rabbit in the Vineyard continues his selection of special moments from the Paris Olympics where you didn’t have to win a gold medal to be on the dais of great moments.
Rabbit in the Vineyard – 33 Olympic Moments: Gold
September 19, 2024 by 2 Comments
While South Sydney flailed away during season 2024, Rabbit in the Vineyard found consolation in compiling golden moments from the Olympic Games.
NRL Round 27 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: Better things to do on a Friday night
September 12, 2024 by 3 Comments
Rabbit in the Vineyard had better places to be, better things to do, and better things to appreciate when South Sydney played their last game of the season last weekend. (I’d happily be elsewhere too if these wines were on offer – Ed.)
NRL Round 26 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: The suffering is almost over for Rabbitohs’ fans
September 5, 2024 by 3 Comments
The footy wasn’t much but RITV had a great time at the Marananga Wine Show. Talk about drowning your sorrows!
NRL Round 25 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: Mamma Mia – here we go again!
August 29, 2024 by Leave a Comment
RITV has a hot date with Mrs RITV on Friday night which keeps him away from the Rabbitohs debacle. Probably a good thing all round.
NRL Round 24 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: The suffering is almost over!
August 22, 2024 by 2 Comments
Rabbit in the Vineyard can’t wait for the season to end. His Bunnies got caught in the spotlight of the eye of the Wests Tigers, the wooden spoon favourites.
NRL Round 23 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: Here (Olympic Stadium, Homebush) and there (Olympic Stadium, Paris)
August 15, 2024 by 2 Comments
Rabbit in the Vineyard tried to be in three places at once – athletics in Salisbury, following a lad he coached in Brisbane who was running in the Olympics, and watching the Rabbitohs on TV. Mixed results – fine at Salisbury, a relay record in Paris, but same old, same old for South Sydney against their nemesis, Melbourne Storm.
NRL Round 22 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: I did not switch over from the Olympics for much of this…
August 8, 2024 by 2 Comments
Rabbit in the Vineyard found the Olympic Games a more inviting spectacle than South Sydney’s ongoing poor form.
NRL Round 21 – Watching the Olympics a better option
August 2, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Rabbit in the Vineyard, a rusted-on South Sydney tragic, was disappointed in their Round 21 effort against Canberra. He couldn’t wait to switch back to the Olympic Games coverage.
NRL Round 20 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: Saturday afternoon football – just like the old days!
July 25, 2024 by 2 Comments
RITV enjoyed a trip back to the old days watching South Sydney play Saturday afternoon footy, not that it was much of a game. But a win is a win is a win.
Almanac Rugby League – State of Origin decider: The view from the Tanunda Club
July 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Rabbit in the Vineyard joined John Harms at the Tanunda Club to take in the State of Origin decider. A good Rockford red was not enough to get the Maroons home.
NRL Round 19 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: The importance of a goal-kicker
July 18, 2024 by 1 Comment
Rabbit in the Vineyard was back up north to take in the Rabbitohs v Dolphins clash last week. He jagged a ticket courtesy of his daughter’s burrowing instincts.
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