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Shooting Dogs and an English Game

Posted on July 12, 2013 by olibroom123

I watched Shooting Dogs yesterday, for the first time since I moved to Rwanda. It is a great film, made particularly poignant by the relationship between the Ecole Technique Officielle – where the massacre the film portrays actually happened – … Continue reading →

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RCSF in the Wall Street Journal

Posted on June 28, 2013 by olibroom123

Pat McGroarty from the Wall Street Journal recently visited Kigali to learn more about the  Rwandan cricket scene. His piece, and accompanying film, give a good sense of the struggle that Rwanda’s cricketers face in trying to improve. At the … Continue reading →

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Bayingana Derrik: Batsman, Bowler and Lover of Irish Potatoes

Posted on August 26, 2012 by olibroom123

My name is Bayingana Derrik. I am 19 years old. I was born in Uganda and lived in Kampala for 5 years before moving to Kigali. I am Rwandan, but my favourite food is Irish potatoes. The first time I … Continue reading →

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Cool Cricket Arrives in Rwanda

Posted on August 22, 2012 by olibroom123

Back in February, shortly after the England cricket team had been thumped by Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates, I was delighted to get an email out of the blue from former professional cricketer John Whitehouse. He had heard about … Continue reading →

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Palaces, A Princess and Pedalling On A Night To Remember

Posted on July 5, 2012 by olibroom123

Question: what do you get if you take 60 humans of wildly varied physical prowess, ask them to gather at a palace at 1 o’clock in the morning and tell them to cycle 100 kilometres from there, on a circuit … Continue reading →

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