The Wobs: to quote Dennis Green, “they are who we thought they were.” Continue reading
Match Reaction: NZ 20 – 6 Australia
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Has Fate Already Decided?
Danny Blanchflower - loved a bit of fate with his greens and chips
The Mole was recently reminded by a friend who is a Spurs fan that for more than
60 years, every fan of Spurs – Tottenham Hotspur, the English football team – knew that no
matter how bad things were at White Hart Lane, it was only a question of waiting for the
year ending in the numeral 1 and things would be different. Continue reading
Match Reaction: France 9 – 8 Wales
Now I'm just a simple country lawyer, but ...
Funnily enough, the Mole sat through that entire game without thinking, “Awh gee whuz Smuddy, Awh-lund wud beat this Fraahnce team.” That came later. Continue reading
Wales v France
Last week’s results came as a surprise to the Mole who didn’t expect either of these teams in the semi final. The chance of a shot at the greatest prize will be available to one of these teams next weekend. Did you expect the N-G Dragons to produce two thirds of the world champions’ back row? I didn’t either, but it could well happen. Continue reading
At Thixes and Thevens: Australia vs New Zealand
Last Week’s Legacy
If we were to draw conclusions from the quarter finals, its that “out-and-out groundhogs” playing at seven proved hugely important in getting the right result. This was due in part to the interpretation of the referees and in particular the games on the bottom half of the draw. Continue reading
Semi-Finals – Experience And The Fear Factor
The winningest semi-finalist of them all
Identify the pairs: Wales and Australia; New Zealand and Scotland; France and England; South Africa and New Zealand; France and New Zealand; Argentina and France. Continue reading
Report Card: Front Row
Teacher Drafts Up His Reports
Cian Healy – Mole at times during the World Cup thought that Healy was the best loosehead in the world. Continue reading
In-built Obsolesence
Still a lot of uesful players in that picture
Once a World Cup is over, the next one is very far away. Continue reading
Match Over-reaction: Ireland vs Wales
Now THAT's a failure!
There’s a bit of a mope to the papers today. Journalists can’t wait to tell us that it’s the end of an era, and that Ireland’s World Cup has ended in failure. Continue reading
Surprise, Surprise!
In any catalogue of modern out-halves, the names of Grant Fox, Michael Lynagh, Joel Stransky, Stephen Larkham and Jonny Wilkinson inevitably feature at the top. Continue reading
Digging Like a Demented Mole 