Pool B comes to the big screen
This game is almost pure cup match. If Argentina lose, they are going home. If Scotland lose, they must beat England next up and see how the permutations work out. Continue reading
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St Declan’s selection for this match indicates what the warm up matches were for and contrasts him with the witless Lièvremont. In many regards, this team is the one that played in Bordeaux against France and the changes are indicative of Kidney’s interpretation of his squad’s form. Continue reading
Couldn't pick his nose
This was a poor, disjointed and very disappointing match. As unlikely as it may have seemed, everything that Peter Bilge blustered about came to pass. Continue reading
That's a pretty text-book front-row engagement right there
England once again put on the counter-puncher’s gloves and scored a rake of wide-out tries through their three-quarters against a not-too-powerful Mighty Oaks. Continue reading
Of all positions the Mole has looked at to date for his Select XV, it’s probably on the wing where there are more worthy contenders than any other. Continue reading
"Ya, might have mentioned that the oiks in the press give the family a hard time." "How far do you think I could throw that little fellow?"
Romanian rugby fans may well look back wistfully at the glorious days of the Ceausescu regime when the Oaks beat Wales, Scotland and France twice each, as well as running the All Blacks close in 1981. Probably not, though. Continue reading
There have been suggestions from a few quarters, including Clouseau himself, that France wouldn’t try too hard against New Zealand in their pool game. Lievremont’s assertion that France could probably only hope to beat New Zealand once intimated that they would hope to pull some kind of West Germany 1954 rope-a-dope* on the best team in the world to deny them the World Cup for which they seem destined. Continue reading
M*A*S*H/Wallaby HQ
The Wobblies put a hurting on Eddie O’Sullivan’s Eagles in Wellington, running away with an eleven tries to one victory after a competitive first half hour. Continue reading
Robinson makes the tough call on Kellock
The Mole had previously speculated that Andy Robinson bestowing the Scottish captaincy on Alaistair Kellock would prohibit him from selecting his best second-row partnership. Continue reading
Saint Declan looking a little bit like Khrushchev.
Declan Kidney has mixed up his selection for the game against Russia, but has stopped a long way short from naming a second-string side. Continue reading
Digging Like a Demented Mole 