Posted in Rugby on Mar 27th, 2011
Warren Wales Supremo Gatland dropped a bombshell today in the midst of his Superheroes Rugby XV selection. Instead of going with the 25 capped gamma star, the Wales coach (who is taking a brief sabbatical from his Wales Supremo role) has decided to select son of Jor El, Superman at loose head. “Kal is not [...]
Posted in Rugby on Mar 21st, 2011
As the time taken to have a successful scrum in international rugby matches is rapidly approaching a length that would excite Professor Brian Cox, IRB chiefs have been puzzling over what to do. Possible solutions have been varied and include: * ignoring the knock on that caused the scrum in the first place (Paddy O’Brien) [...]
Posted in Rugby on Mar 20th, 2011
So, a distinctly underwhelming Six Nations is over, we’re all another year older, and the Promised Land looks as distant as ever. Thank God for Italy and Ireland, who pulled off the two most entertaining results of the championship; the rest of it was all pretty hard to digest. Wales started their last game with [...]
Posted in Rugby on Mar 15th, 2011
Some may say that it’s not enough that we in the UK are lending our nearest (in language terms – yes, I know it’s hard to believe they’re speaking English) neighbours £15,000 Quazillion to pay off what amounts to gambling debts. Now we in the UK have been inflicted by Mrs Browns Boys, an Irish [...]
Posted in Rugby on Mar 14th, 2011
Households amounting to the population of Reading are tonight enjoying the benefit of cheap renewable energy generated by Scotland coach Andy Robinson going absolutely tonto at French referee Romain Poite for being hurty. Following the calculated decision of the official to do his calf just as Scotland had found their three-quarters, meteorologists and seismologists began [...]
Posted in Rugby on Mar 14th, 2011
In a ground-breaking move, the IRB are to apologise for failing to pick up on Thierry Henry’s goal against them in the 2010 World Cup qualifier. “We should have noted that it was the wrong kind of ball. The try should not have stood. Even though everyone is talking about it being a ‘quick throw’ [...]
Posted in Rugby on Mar 10th, 2011
Both Welsh and Irish camps issued statements today raising the pre-game threat level to “Steady Now” – up one notch from “Quietly confident” and below “Expecting to lose narrowly”. An IRB spokesman confirmed that the upgrading of the threat level meant that both teams are officially ‘wary’ of each other and is likely to guarantee [...]
Posted in Rugby on Mar 9th, 2011
An end of an era rapidly approaches. This season will see the last of Matthew J Watkins (‘s middle initial). In what has been a perfectly symmetrical career, the Newport-Llanelli-Llanelli-Newport, Tommy Cooper-loving rugby player Matthew ‘the middle initial formally known as J’ Watkins will finally put up his boots. Of his middle initial. “I’ve had [...]
Posted in Rugby on Mar 8th, 2011
In a shocking broadside against the Nou Camp heroes, Wales coach branched out from his usual pre-match interviews by blasting a team from a different sport. “They hold no fear for my lads – we know that they can never beat us” claimed the Wales supremo. “They’re an under-rated tippy tappy fixated bunch of wimps!” [...]
Posted in Rugby on Mar 8th, 2011
2011 Vol.4 – Ireland Hello Ireland. My boys are playing you this weekend so here’s just a few well considered words to save your coach the bother of motivating you. You are Cheats! Everyone says so. I’m going to tell the Ref on you by spending this week bleating on about how you’re all murdering [...]
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