Toffee-nosed bastards at the RFU have had their fill of “swarthy ex-miners with a penchant for close harmony singing”, according to official minutes released in relation to the London Welsh points-docking disciplinary debacle. Insiders report that this week’s appeal hearing started badly when London Welsh CEO Tony Copsey regaled the committee with his Richard Burton [...]

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This week’s rugby press has been dominated by discussions regarding the personnel for this summer’s British Lions tour to Australia. I must say I’ve not been in total agreement with anyone’s picks so far, so I decided to pick my own squad and Test XV. Before I start my rundown, there are a few ground [...]

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It has come to our attention that Gwlad may have recently given the wrong impression about how much we rated 6 Nations Championship coach, Rob Howley. Headlines such as “Why the Long Face?”, “Sod off back to Bridgend, you Cardiffian!” and “Worst Coach at Anything in History of Mankind” may have pointed to a lack [...]

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Dear Austin You’re blocking me on Twitter so I’m writing you a letter here in the hope that someone might draw your attention to it. You know all about attention-seeking, don’t you? Last week you offered to bet the entire Welsh nation that England would win the Grand Slam by beating Wales yesterday. Thousands of [...]

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Every branch of Waitrose west of the M25 has been cleaned out of vol au vents, Pimm’s and prawn sandwiches, as panic buying Cardiff-centric hoteliers, restaurateurs and chip vans stock up in readiness for the arrival of beloved rugby brethren from the other side of Offa’s Dyke. “Fortnum & Mason hampers have been selling like [...]

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Rob Howley’s enduring mission to find a coat that actually fits him enters a new chapter this weekend with the revelation that Millett’s on Princes Street has got a sale on. “Kick off at Murrayfield is at 2:30pm so I should be able to fit a quick browse in between the pre-match meal and the [...]

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Pennywise spendthrifts at the Ospreys are appealing to the WRU for release from a forfeit still outstanding from the last meeting of the Professional Regional Game Board.   The forfeit, incurred for pointing with a finger (of the non-drinking hand) at the Chairman during his rendition of Elton John’s “I Guess That’s Why We All Hate [...]

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