What an amazing weekend of sport:
Rugby League World Cup semi-final: England 18-20 New Zealand
Pic of the day: Shaun Johnson produces a piece of magic with 30 seconds remaining to put the Kiwis into the final. pic.twitter.com/sGORyFvKyQ
— nzherald Sport (@nzheraldsport) November 23, 2013
Autumn International: Ireland 22-24 New Zealand
New Zealand Herald front page, Monday November 25th… Oh how different it could (should) have been #rugby #IreNZ pic.twitter.com/ytA5cwuJvV — Chris Harrison (@chrisjharrison) November 25, 2013
Great looking p1 today’s @IrishTimes via simple clean but really strong pic by @Inphojames pic.twitter.com/3xADrqn73d — Bryan O’Brien (@BryanJOBrien) November 25, 2013
NFL: New England Patriots 34-31 Denver Broncos
COLLAPSE. #Patriots rally past 24-point #Broncos lead: http://t.co/K61tPiuIXM pic.twitter.com/piQ8FPEFaU
— The Denver Post (@denverpost) November 25, 2013
They’re all why sport’s so great.
An Early Bath 
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