Well, the Hurricanes were struck down, losing against the spirited Jaguares side at Westpac Stadium in Wellington (Although they had to rest star talisman Beauden Barrett for the match due to All Black rest policy but in the end, they were inconsistent including a penalty try & a yellow card to Hurricanes fullback Jordie Barrett which proved to be a game changer which cost their ultimate chance of winning) but the Blues have finally beaten the Chiefs for the first time in 8 years with a bonus point victory at the garden of Eden which is Eden Park in Auckland (Although the Chiefs would be disappointed especially that Chiefs coach Colin Cooper was unhappy about the poor officiating that the referees have made because Pops told me about it a few days ago) then the Highlanders miss out on a win against the dominant Lions side at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg before the Crusaders had another draw against the Stormers at Newlands in Cape Town.
And in English soccer news, Manchester City (Fresh off from completing their successful Premier League title defence), have done the impossible, completing the domestic treble after thrashing Watford 6 - 0 in the FA Cup final (Raheem Sterling was the hat-trick hero when he scored 3 but the other goal scorers are former Spanish soccer international midfielder David Silva, Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus & Belgian midfielder who was named man of the match after coming on as a sub, Kevin de Bruyne) for 2019 (And don't forget that the 2019 UEFA Champions League final is an all English affair between both clubs, Tottenham Hotspur & Liverpool at the Estadio Metropolitano (Home of Atletico Madrid) in the Spanish capital of Madrid on June 2nd (NZ time).
And finally, the F1 world is in mourning as 3 time Formula 1 (Well I don't follow it now since last year except the F1 games that I play because of the halo but Formula 1 is not shown on Sky Sport here in New Zealand but it is now shown on Spark Sport (It was shown on TVNZ Duke once when they had coverage of the Australian Grand Prix this year) instead) world champion Niki Lauda (Who had manage to survive a big crash during a race in Germany in 1976 & has been immortalised in the 2013 movie Rush that I've seen before) has passed away aged 70 so all thoughts, prayers & condolences go to him & his family, RIP (Rest in peace/Requiescat en pace/Rest in pieces/Rest in paradise).
So that is my 285th blog of the year 2019 (MMXIX) & my 25th of this year.
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