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I was chatting to a friend on the phone the other morning. He’s a writer and our conversation got around to what each of us had written recently, and that’s when it struck me that I hadn’t put finger to … Continue reading
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A friend of mine brightened my ablutions (okay, you don’t need to know that) with a text this morning. “Good morning,’ he texted, ‘read this quickly in an Irish accent: whale… oil… beef… hooked.” Go on – you try it; … Continue reading
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Reader warning — this blog is pretty much all about cars, so if you’re not a petrolhead, look away now! I bought it, of course. You knew I would, I knew I would and naturally the Porsche salesman knew I … Continue reading
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The Greene King IPA Championship should be the irritating small dog that snaps at the heels of the Aviva Premiership. Richard Grainger examines if it is, and if it’s fit for purpose. Here are five reasons why England’s second tier … Continue reading
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With five rounds left in stage one of the Greene King IPA Championship, this weekend the top four sides virtually rubber-stamped their tickets to the play-offs, scoring 22 tries between them. Long away-day leaves Leeds with lower energy levels Jersey … Continue reading
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It’s quiet drinking in the last chance saloon. The barman has gone home and told London Welsh to lock up on their way out. Because, unless someone from the Championship can defeat unbeaten Newcastle; and someone who would also fail … Continue reading
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The Leicester back row will be dusting off their tuxedos in anticipation of giving Gavin Henson a dancing lesson at the Kassam Stadium, come September 2. For 30-year-old Henson, the lifeline thrown by London Welsh this week may well represent … Continue reading
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London Welsh have belatedly been confirmed as the new boys in England’s rugby master-class. But will they still be there this time next year? An old proverb made famous in the 1902 short story The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs, … Continue reading
