Another win by the Boks this weekend (making it 2-0 to the World Champs versus the Lions) was marred by an ugly eye gouging incident by Schalla. Seriously, what the hell was he thinking? OK, so in the replay it looks like the Lions’ winger was pulling his hair, but EYE GOUGING!? In his 50th […]
So I survived a whole game on Saturday. No popping hamstring, no broken bones. Just a bruised thigh and a battered ego. We lost. No, actually, we got thumped. I lost count after the opposition scored their 10th try. A little embarrasing to say the least. We battled against a bigger, fitter team (full of […]
OK, I gave in to the pressure. At 10pm last night, I ordered satellite TV. I need it. I can’t miss another Super 14 final! Plus the Lions tour of South Africa starts with a game against the Royal XV this weekend. And then it’s Tri-Nations until the end of October. Of course, there’s also […]
Like most men, I could never give up my favourite sport, no matter what my age. That said… I’ve been going to rugby practise for the past 3 weeks now. Just a bit of a run with some new friends, playing touch, having a laugh – it is Vets rugby after all. After an hour […]