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"One night in Sydney former Queensland coach Barry Muir sat down to watch the news on a dodgy TV. It was the mid-1970s and Muir had tuned in to catch a glimpse of a report on the New South Wales side."
http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2012/06/13/3524401.htm
Essentially the audio clip says that the players looked like cockroaches because of the antenna sitting on the telly which was appearing above their heads. He used it at training, and it snowballed from there.
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i think it's because of a coachroach that is on the endanged species list that lives on lord howe island..
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What do you call people from New South Wales?
People from New South Wales are generally referred to as New South Welshman. For whatever reason, within Australia they are also sometimes referred to as "cockroaches".
What do you call people who live in South Wales?
They are properly called just South Walians, although the colloquial (and somewhat derogatory term ) for them is 'Gogs'.
What is a person from New South Wales call?
NEW South Wales is in Australia, not in Wales itself- they are just known as New South Walians, although there may be an Australian colloquial name for them.
How you call the habitant of Wales?
The indigenous people of Wales are referred to as Welsh people.
Why is Wales called cymru?
yes there is a small town in wales named after wales itself it is in the south of wales and has the name of cymru.
What do you call People who live in Wales?
I know for a fact that people in Wales are called Welsh.
What do you call a group of cockroaches?
A group of Cockroaches is called an intrusion.
What do you call the people on wales?
Whales!!! XD
What do you call of the people living in wales?
Welsh
Why did captain James Cook call New South Wales after the prince of Wales?
He didn't. James Cook named the eastern coast of Australia New South Wales because the terrain and general appearance of the countryside reminded him of southern Wales.
Why do they call people from Wales very brave?
because they just are! the first man to climb mount Everest was from wales!
Why did people call Princess Diana Lady in Red?
I don't think they do...but they call her princess of Wales
