Some people like rugby union for the high pace and silky skills of the southern hemisphere’s Super 15 tournament. Others prefer the attrition and long-haul mentality of the Aviva Premiership and the test-match intensity of the Heineken European Cup. Whilst still more, like me, appreciate the whole rugby world: The hot-stepping of the Antipodeans...
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Posts Tagged ‘ Tom McArthur ’
Dean Mumm massive hand-off on Marcel Coetzee
Festival preview: Lounge on the Farm
Lounge on the Farm is a comparative upstart on the summer festival scene. Founded in 2006 and this gathering in the lush green countryside of south-east Kent has quickly built itself a reputation as one of the best festivals in the country.
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The Referendum made easy
Are you a “First Past the Poster” or will you be backing in the ‘alternative vote’ at the historic United Kingdom referendum on 5 May.
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The oval-shaped brawl
London Wasps have suspended Wales number eight Andy Powell and ex-England prop Tim Payne following an incident in the Walkabout bar in Shepherd's Bush on Monday.
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Extreme ironing on the M1 motorway
A man in a dressing gown took advantage of the unusual peace and quiet on a section of the M1 motorway to catch up on some ironing. The camera operators of the Highways Agency were baffled when they saw this man tip up and break out the ironing board. Extreme Ironing combines the thrill...
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Super Rugby makes European debut
The Canterbury Crusaders and the Natal Sharks put on an excellent display of running rugby as Twickenham staged a southern hemisphere Super Rugby game for the first time yesterday. The Crusaders home ground in Christchurch was severely damaged in an earthquake in February, which forced the change to the spiritual home of rugby union...
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Drinking To Death: Briton’s Lives At Risk
The government is risking the lives of a quarter of a million people over the next twenty years, if cheap alcohol sales and irresponsible marketing is allowed to continue, reveals a report from a group of leading doctors and academics. The paper, printed in The Lancet today, says that deaths from liver disease in...
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The Six Nations: Week One
January is the cruellest month, never mind April. The glow of Christmas is long faded and the warmth and rebirth of spring is still out of reach. Money is tight and belts are tighter from Christmas spending and festive excesses. Nights are long and dark, the weather is cold and grey and the...
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Welcome Back Matt
Two years in the rugby wilderness have not dampened Matt Steven’s sense of humour. The former Lions and England prop returned to training yesterday and was confronted with a drug-testing team from UK Sport. “I thought these things were supposed to be random,” said the Durban born tight-head with a wry smile. There was...
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In Defence Of Rastamouse
There has been much controversy in recent weeks surrounding newly anointed reggae riddim king Rastamouse and his band, Da Easy Crew. The new hit CBeebies animation is currently engrossing rugrats and ankle-biters across the country, not to mention big kids like Dizzee Rascal, Lily Allen and Radio 1 DJ Rob Da Bank. Yet despite...
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