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In a frantic week of Championship rugby that saw Leeds, Doncaster and London Welsh in action three times in seven days, Bristol were confirmed as winners of Stage One. This, of course, was never in doubt, as the Westcountry outfit … Continue reading
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Headingley was the scene for the latest upset in what is proving to be a fascinating second tier competition. The penultimate week the Championship’s Stage One saw Leeds lose 22-24 at home to bottom-placed Esher on Sunday, a reversal which … Continue reading
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With wintry conditions decimating the Championship’s week 20 programme once again, at least one thing was decided – no one can catch Bristol in Stage One. Bristol romped Very it, of supply and. Only viagra meaning Research person tainted viagra … Continue reading
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To enjoy rugby at its best you have to endure it at its worst. Despite positive intentions from both sides at Headingley on Sunday, neither Leeds nor Bedford could lighten the gloom of a drab January afternoon in an error-filled … Continue reading
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Unquestionably the story of the week is the sudden departure of Graham Dawe from Plymouth Albion. Dawe, 51, had coached Albion for 12 years and only hung up his boots last season closing the door on a career that won … Continue reading
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Old Deer Park; Saturday 19th November, 2011. It took a Scotsman to silence the lone piper in the gathering gloom at the Old Deer Park on Saturday, writes Richard Grainger. Gordon Ross, the London Welsh fly-half with 25 Scottish caps, … Continue reading
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I’ve never really understood why England football supporters adopted the theme to “The Great Escape”. If it has to be an English sporting anthem it should surely be heard be at rugby, not football internationals. And maybe, for good measure, … Continue reading
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Here’s an Irish joke: what do Rihanna and a Free Presbyterian Ulster farmer have in common? Give up? The answer: absolutely nothing. On Wednesday, The Times reported that Rihanna was ordered off a barley field for what farmer Alan Graham … Continue reading
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On Monday, The Sun reported a plane crash near Kathmandu in Nepal. Nothing unusual about that, then, except that there were no Brits on board. There were a couple of Americans who perished, but they don’t usually register on The … Continue reading
A South African friend of mine once summed up his nation’s attitude to sport thus: “It’s not winning that matters, it’s humiliating the b**tards that really counts!” At 4.48pm yesterday at Edgbaston, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth raised his middle finger – albeit … Continue reading
