Posts Tagged "samoans"

16:09: Samoans 27-0 now, Samoans have the ball again, with less than a minute to spare. Not hard to see why the Samoans are good at this. A tiny island Samoa might be, but it produces some giant men. Some of these players weigh a 100 kilos, the commentators say.16:04: Another effort by the Scots, blocked again by three Samoans. In the other semi-final, New Zealand have made it to the finals, truoncing their larger neighbour, Australia 33-12. Here’s how they tackled it.16:00: Halftime whistle. And Samoa, world champions of the sport, lead 17-0. Scotland did get their hands on the pigskin for a few seconds and one valiant scot made a break for it, but the pass he made went to no one, and the Samoans scooped it up.15:56: Samoa score again. For the average Indian viewer, unused to contact sports, this is exotic fare. Unusual to see so much pushing and shoving outside a ring and on a pitch instead.15:52: Rugby sevens, Samoa and Scotland. High octane match, aggressive from the word go. Samoa score before 20 seconds are up.15:50: Indian shooters were crack shots today, winning a Gold and two silvers. In case you didn’t hear the report, here it is.15:46: A shooter named Corbett, taking aim from a prone position. Ring a bell?15:44: We’re out on the shooting range now, the men’s prone rifle event. Competitors check their target in their scopes, making hair-breadth adjustments all the while. An Australian named James Corbett is shooting now, and shooting well, according to the commentators.15:38: The rhythmic gymnastics event was beautiful. It’s uncanny how the participants precisely anticipate the movement of their chosen props and position themselves to receive it as it comes to rest.Good afternoon, all you sports enthusiasts! I’m Anand Venkateswaran and I’m here to take you through the second action-packed half of Day 9 of the Commonwealth Games 2010. To catch all the day’s action so far, click here. There’s some comprehensive commentary from Swaroop Swaminathan you’ll find there.