On Tuesday, the 2013 pride of Lions lost a little bit of their bite. Before the tour began, Captain Sam Warburton had declared his intention for the squad to win every match they played. A brave and bold call it may have been, but it was an aim that seemed increasingly plausible with every convincing…
With the eagerly-awaited announcement of the 2013 British & Irish Lions squad taking place tomorrow, this week’s blog makes a valiant (but probably foolhardy) attempt to predict the 37 faces that will be displayed behind Warren Gatland’s Sontaran-like head (thanks to the souped-up Graphics Department of Sky Sports) come Tuesday 30th April. The fixtures of…
Geoffrey Chaucher! Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor! Isambard Kingdom Brunel! Michael Parkinson! St. George! Jeremy Clarkson! Bill Beaumont! Can you hear me? Bill Beaumont, can you hear me?! Your boys took a hell of a beating! Your boys took a hell of a beating! Gloat over (and thanks to legendary Norwegian commentator Bjørge Lillelien for the…
First things first, it was another intriguing (if at times unspectacular) weekend of Six Nations rugby. Wales produced, what’s being called, a ‘clinical’ performance to beat the Italians in Rome. Another description would be a ‘dull as dishwater’ performance, but then the weather was pretty atrocious and winning away is never easy. That said, I couldn’t…
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