That'll teach you to ferment revolt on foreign shores
Marc Lievremont has crushed the rising at source, dropping noted dissident Damien Traille for the clash with Tonga.
Lievremont Takes His Revenge
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Freddie Tuilagi Inserts Big Fat Foot In Big Fat Face
Johno and Freddie in happier times; the dwarf-throwing came later
Freddie Tuilagi has just gone and given every critic of England’s United Nations RWC11 squad some easy copy. Continue reading
A French Revolution?
Damien Traille looses his musket in the direction of Marc Lievremont
Have the first blows of a revolution in the French camp been struck? Damien Traille, one of the elder statesmen in the French squad at 32 years old and with 85 test caps to his name, has openly expressed his anger and disappointment with Marc Lievremont in the wake of the heavy loss the French suffered at the hands of New Zealand. Continue reading
Rabo Pro 12: Leinster 15 – 10 Llanelli
You wouldn't force your worst enemy to watch this game twice
Every sports league in the world provides a few games that fans would pay to miss. Llanelli entertained hosted Leinster on Saturday for their 5,000 game and it’s probable that few have been worse. Continue reading
Ireland vs Russia Reaction: Points On The Board
Jonathan Sexton lines up a kick at something, possible someone standing three metres to the right of the posts
Donal Lenihan was one of a few commentators who said in the aftermath of the RWC11 squad selection that Tomás O’Leary would have been better crying off sick from the warm-up game against France in Dublin. That would most likely have seen him selected ahead of either Isaac Boss or Conor Murray – it was clear that head coach Declan Kidney wanted him in New Zealand. Continue reading
Ireland vs Russia Reaction: Points Win Prizes
Ireland haven’t scored thirty points or more in an international match since they beat Fiji 41-9 in November 2009. Continue reading
Match Review: Argentina 13-12 Scotland
Sporting Argentine philosopher Jorge Valdano. Not pictured: shit on a stick.
Argentina grabbed the win with the only bit of magic in the match. It was leader Felipe Contempomi’s best moment, in conjuction with his conversion, the only mildly difficuly kick he got all game. A wonderful finish to a tight and hard game. Continue reading
I Just Called to Say…
So, if this works, how do you want to share the credit?
A phone rings, somewhere in the south of France
<tchtch-ing, tchtch-ingg; tchtch-ing, tchtch-ingg> (cash register style) Continue reading
Match Reaction: Samoa 27 – 7 Fiji
Alesana Tuilagi not on the scoresheet tonight, but a big force
A contest that many [including the Mole] hoped would provide a festival of running rugby was instead entirely underwhelming. Continue reading
Matty Williams Channels Solzhenitsyn
This morning's intellectual rumination
Digging Like a Demented Mole 