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
"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
Injury-plagued monster once again plagued by injury monster
Ted has had to go home. Scans of his dickie shoulder were sent to specialists back in England and it was decided that his World Cup dream was over. ESPN scrum.com has more: Continue reading
Lawes was cited for a knee-strike on Puma hooker Mario Ledesma in the England vs Argentina group match on Saturday. He pleaded not guilty, but Australian beak Terry Willis disagreed, and sent the big lad down for two weeks of hard labour. Continue reading
Someone else has to drive home though, I left my keys at the palace ... and I've been banned from driving for three years.
“We have got to be careful. It is a different world to what it was 20 years ago. I remember going to New Zealand as a British Lion in 1993 and the boys had good fun but they have got to be careful not to put themselves and their team-mates at risk.” Continue reading
Traditionally, England’s biggest problem is a media driven, merry-go-round approach to selection. Until Geoff Cooke became manager in 1987, Fleet Street delighted in throwing up names for selection and shooting them down once the new blood failed to gel. Cooke introduced a cleft chinned Will Carling as his captain and built a team around a bunch of big coppers. Continue reading
Digging Like a Demented Mole 