Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 of Australian Rugby, buoyed by the leadership skills of skipper John Thornett and the outstanding abilities of greats of the game like Ken Catchpole, Peter Johnson and Rob Heming. Dick Marks and Peter Crittle also toured and would later become among the most influential administrators of Australian rugby. Leadership. Following their success on the 1963 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa, team managers Bill McLaughlin and Alan Roper, together with captain John Thornett and vice-captain Ken Catchpole again led the Wallaby tour squad. Manager Bill McLaughlin was a 1936 two Test cap Wallaby, who would later serve a 	1966–67 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France
22857870	term a President of the Australian Rugby Union. Alan Roper was the Assistant Manager, the traditional coaching role of the touring party. Roper had been a schoolboy coach at Riverview in Sydney in the 1950s but had coached at the top-level in Australia since at least 1962 having success with the 1963 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa and again against the Springboks in a two Test domestic series in 1965. John Thornett an exceptional leader of men, was the squad captain. Thornett had at the tour's beginning already made 36 Test appearances for Australia, 15 as 	1966–67 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France
22857871	captain. He had been entrenched as Wallaby captain since 1962, leading the side more times than any player to that point in Australia's rugby history. He was making his eight Wallaby tour, his fourth as the team leader. With Thornett sidelined by illness early in the tour, the Wallabies were captained by half back Ken Catchpole in all but the French Test. Catchpole is considered Australia's greatest scrumhalf. Players. 31 players toured with the 5th Wallaby squad. The team set out with 30 players, however, hooker Ross Cullen was sent home after the third tour match and was 	1966–67 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France
22857872	replaced by Dick Taylor. The squad had three veterans of the 4th Wallaby Tour - fullback Jim Lenehan, forward Tony Miller and skipper John Thornett - and comprised the strong nucleus of players of the Thornett Era who had taken Australia to great heights, including scrumhalf Ken Catchpole, hooker Peter Johnson, lineout specialist Rob Heming and breakaways Jules Guerassimoff and Greg Davis. Young rising stars included John Brass and John Hipwell. A number of the players would continue on to influential roles in rugby administration, including centre Dick Marks and forward Peter Crittle. Early setbacks. After the Oxford University match – the 2nd 	1966–67 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France
22857873	match of the tour – Queensland hooker Ross Cullen was accused of biting the ear of Oxford front-rower Ollie Waldron. Waldron's ear needed treatment and McLaughlin acted to ban Cullen from the tour as punishment. Cullen was put on the next flight to Sydney and never played for his country again. The side was further rocked when skipper John Thornett contracted impetigo in a scrum, and dropped himself for the first Test. Test matches. England. The Test marked Australia's best performance of the tour. With their halves Phil Hawthorne and Ken Catchpole in control the Wallabies gave England 	1966–67 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France
22857874	its heaviest defeat in 16 years. Ireland. Ireland's first try was scored by Alan Duggan from a crossfield kick by Rea. A drop-goal followed by Ireland's Gibson from broken play deep in Australia's territory. Kiernan soon after kicked a penalty from out wide following an Australian infringement. Gibson followed with another drop-goal after a scrum close to the Australian line. Five minutes before half-time Hawthorne responded in kind and put the Wallabies on the board. The 3–9 scoreline at the break reflected Ireland's first-half dominance. Australia pressed Ireland for a period after 	1966–67 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France
22857875	the break but a defensive lapse saw Gibson swoop for Ireland. Then the Australian back-line chimed and Boyce scored in the corner. Jim Lenehan kicked a tremendous conversion from the sideline putting Australia back in the match with the score 8–12. Ireland withstood the Australian effort in the final minutes before Gibson again showed coolness under pressure kicking another dropped goal for a 15–8 victory to Ireland. 1966–67 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France Between October 1966 and March 1967 the Australia national rugby union team – the Wallabies – conducted a world tour on which they played 	1966–67 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France
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22857880	Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Slovakia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song Horehronie" written by Kamil Peteraj and Martin Kavulič. The song was performed by Kristina. The Slovak entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway was selected through the national final "Eurosong 2010", organised by the Slovak broadcaster Slovenská televízia (STV). 60 entries competed in the national final which consisted of nine shows: six quarter-finals, two semi-finals and a final. In the quarter-finals, four entries were selected by a public vote to advance from each show. Twenty-four entries qualified  to compete in the semi-finals where six entries were selected to advance from each show based on the combination of votes from a three-member jury panel and a public vote. Twelve entries ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 27 February 2010 where "Horehronie" performed by Kristina was selected as the winner after scoring the most points from the jury and public vote. Slovakia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 25 May 2010. Performing during the show in position 4, "Horehronie" was not announced among  the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Slovakia placed sixteenth out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 24 points. Background. Prior to the 2010 contest, Slovakia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest four times since its first entry in . The nation's best placing in the contest was eighteenth, which it achieved in 1996 with the song "Kým nás máš" performed by Marcel Palonder. Following the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, Slovakia had yet to feature in  a final. Slovakia achieved their least successful result in 2009, where they returned to the contest and failed to qualify to the final with the song "Leť tmou" performed by Kamil Mikulčík and Nela Pocisková. The Slovak national broadcaster, Slovenská televízia (STV), broadcasts the event within Slovakia and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. STV had used both national finals and internal selections to select their Eurovision entries. STV confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest on 28 March 2009. In 2009, the broadcaster selected the Slovak entry via a national final, a  procedure that was continued for their 2010 participation. Before Eurovision. Eurosong 2010. "Eurosong 2010" was the national final format developed by STV in order to select Slovakia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The competition consisted of nine shows which commenced on 22 January 2010 and concluded with a final on 27 February 2010. The nine shows took place at the STV studios in Bratislava and hosted by Martin Rausch with Martin Kontúr hosting segments from the green room. All shows in the competition were broadcast on Jednotka as well as online at the broadcaster's official website  stv.sk. The final was also broadcast online at the official Eurovision Song Contest website "eurovision.tv". Format. The format of the competition consisted of nine shows: six quarter-finals on 22 January 2010, 24 January 2010, 29 January 2010, 31 January 2010, 5 February 2010 and 7 February 2010, two semi-finals on 14 and 21 February 2010, and a final on 27 February 2010. The quarter-finals each featured ten competing entries from which a public vote exclusively determined the top four entries to qualify to the semi-finals. The two semi-finals each featured twelve entries from which the  50/50 combination of votes from a public vote and a jury panel determined the top six entries to qualify to the final. Both the public and the jury assigned scores ranging from 1 (lowest) to 12 (highest) and the six entries that had the highest number of points following the combination of these scores advanced to the final. The final featured the remaining twelve entries and the winner was determined by the 50/50 combination of votes from a public vote and a jury panel. Both the public and the jury assigned scores ranging from 1 to 12 and the entry  that had the highest number of points following the combination of these scores was declared the winner. Viewers were able to vote via SMS and the proceeds from the public voting were donated towards those affected by the 2010 Haiti earthquake. In the event of a tie during the semi-finals and final, the tie was decided in favour of the entry that received the highest score from the public vote. The three-member jury panel that participated in the semi-finals and final consisted of: Competing entries. Artists and composers were able to submit their entries between 14 July  2009 and 30 October 2009. Artists were required to hold Slovak citizenship. Songwriters were able to submit more than one song, however each artist could only perform one song in the competition. Songs were required to be performed in Slovak with an exception being made for the chorus which could be in English. The broadcaster received 239 submissions at the closing of the deadline and an expert committee selected sixty entries for the competition. The competing entries were announced on 15 December 2009 and among the artists was Marcel Palonder who represented Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996. On  26 January 2010, "Chýrna zem" performed by Gionno and Ján Mitaľ and "Sevilla" performed by Golden Storm were withdrawn from the competition and replaced with the songs "Príčina" performed by Guru Brothers and "Dolina, dolina" performed by Lekra. Quarter-finals. Six quarter-finals took place on 22, 24, 29 and 31 January and 5 and 7 February 2010. In each quarter-final ten acts competed and the top four entries as determined by a public vote advanced to the semi-finals. Following the first quarter-final, on 28 January 2010, "Taká sa mi páči" performed by Hrdza was disqualified from  the competition due to the song having been performed before 1 October 2009. Following the fourth quarter-final, on 1 February 2010, "Čelný náraz" performed by Barbora Šulíková was disqualified from the competition due to the song having been performed in 2009. Semi-finals. Two semi-finals took place on 14 and 21 February 2010. In each semi-final twelve acts competed and the top six entries as determined by the combination of votes from a public vote and a jury panel advanced to the final. Final. The final was originally scheduled to take place on 28 February 2009, however  it was rescheduled to 27 February 2010 instead following the recent success of the Slovak men's ice hockey team at the 2010 Winter Olympics. The twelve entries that qualified from the semi-finals competed and the combination of votes from a public vote and a jury panel selected "Horehronie" performed by Kristina as the winner. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, guest performers included Maltese singer Claudia Faniello performing "Samsara", and 2001 and 2006 Maltese Eurovision entrant Fabrizio Faniello performing "No I Can Do". Kristina and Mista were tied at 23 points each but since Kristina  received the most votes from the public she was declared the winner. At Eurovision. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On  7 February 2010, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals. Slovakia was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 25 May 2010. The running order for the semi-finals was decided through another draw on 23 March 2010 and Slovakia was set to perform in position 4, following the entry from Estonia and before the entry from Finland. Despite being one of the pre-contest favourites, at the end of the first semi-final, Slovakia was not announced among the top 10 entries in the first semi -final and therefore failed to qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Slovakia placed sixteenth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 24 points. Slovakia was placed fourteenth by the public with 34 points and sixteenth by the juries with 25 points. The two semi-finals and the final were broadcast in Slovakia on Dvojka with commentary by Roman Bomboš. The Slovak spokesperson, who announced the top 12-point score awarded by Slovakia during the final, was Ľubomír Bajaník. Voting. Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding points from 1-8, 10 and  12 as determined by a combination of 50% national jury and 50% televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The members that comprised the Slovak jury were: Juraj Čurný , Dezider Kukoľ, Ľubica Čekovská, Marcel Palonder and Mirka Brezovská. Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Slovakia and awarded by Slovakia in the first semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Malta in the semi-final and to Germany in the final of the contest. Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Slovakia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Horehronie" written by Kamil Peteraj and Martin Kavulič. The song was performed by Kristina. The Slovak entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway was selected through the