Australia /Ireland Rugby Test, Brisbane 24 June

It was interesting to hear the Irish anthem, or maybe it wasn't if they had players from Ulster in the team. Whatever it was, it was bland and unexciting. The Australian anthem was sung by Kate Gordon, about whom I know nothing, can't even find a MySpace page. A big solid contralto voice, more leagues club than opera and sung to the standard backing track. All OK until the last note where she drifted off key, but she did come back by the end. Maybe I was just feeling grumpy, but I couldn't be inspired beyond a 4.5, while herself manged a 6.