Posted in Rugby on Nov 20th, 2009
Famous for their fondness for beef at every meal, Argentina are a collection of big lads who stink of mince at the best of times. Wales insist on closing the roof against them if rain is forecast, to prevent the honk of beaten leather becoming too much of a distraction. In honour of their passion [...]
Posted in Rugby on Nov 18th, 2009
BBC Radio Wales has a special “morning of the match” programme on the day of the big game, where we broadcast the breakfast programme from The Angel Hotel, which is one of the hotels near the Millennium Stadium, opposite Cardiff Castle. We’re looking for Welsh rugby fans, and also any Argentinians who live in or [...]
Posted in Rugby on Nov 11th, 2009
Human cue-ball Shaun Edwards is rubbing his hands at the prospect of Dan Biggar taking the field against Samoa this Friday, claiming the rookie Ospreys fly-half has a bite that’s as big as his bark. “He can tackle; there’s no doubt about it. And he can shout. By heck, have you heard him shouting? Never [...]
Posted in Rugby on Nov 3rd, 2009
This just in… ——————————————————————————————— From: Graham Henry (graham_henry@nzrugby.net) To: Steve Hansen (steve_hansen@nzrugby.net) Subject: Pre match motivation – Wales Date: 01 November 2009 (19:50 NZST) Stevo, As per our discussion on the 23rd, we really have to try and come up with an original way of stoking up the guys for the Wales game. We [...]
Posted in Rugby on Nov 2nd, 2009
Are you moving to Wales in the near future or have you just moved to Wales? Do you speak Welsh or are you learning Welsh? I am working on a programme idea for S4C. It is a series of half hour entertaining programmes that look at engaging personalities’ journey of settling into life in Wales. [...]
Posted in Rugby on Nov 1st, 2009
Right, it’s like this. The All Blacks are coming and we’ve got a chance of beating them, same as all the other times we’ve had a chance and then blown it. Some of you may be old enough to remember the golden age of Welsh rugby, some of you won’t. Most of you will remember [...]
Posted in Rugby on Nov 1st, 2009
Cardiff RFC, Cardiff Blues, Wales and Lions centre/wing/Duracell bunny Tom Shanklin can’t stop talking about the HBO hit, ‘The Wire’. “I’ve never been to Baltimore in my life, but that’s EXACTLY how it is” explained Tom. “I was due to go out to play in South Africa for the Lions but luckily I got injured [...]
Posted in Rugby on Nov 1st, 2009
It was revealed today that if you type in C H E A T S as your team name for upcoming EA Rugby 2010, you can chose to play as Munster. Other hidden features include: * Playing London Irish as a team made up of Irish players with a home venue in London * Choosing [...]
Posted in Rugby on Nov 1st, 2009
Under fire Chancel……Prime Minister Gordon Brown has unveiled his new plan to get Britain back on track financially. In a break from tradition, the Scarlets are to pay back all the money they’ve taken from the WRU directly into the Treasury. “This won’t just deal with our debt, we’ll also buy some more banks, reduce [...]
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