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The Beast Is Back
Scrum of the Earth | October 8th 2008 by rik sellers
Who fancies it in 2009? The rip-roaring Heineken Cup drama reaches its 14th Chapter with Europe's chief protagonists suited, booted and ready for battle, all aiming to pull the sword from Munster's stone. For all the southern hemisphere's domin read more
Our Last Moan
Scrum of the Earth | October 1st 2008 by rik sellers
Rugby... I prefer battleships... Dear Bernard, I know you've having a tough time since taking over the reigns at HQ, what with the countless unanswered emails from an overloaded complaints department, and John O'Neill reminding you of that tenn read more
Early Comeback Kid
Scrum of the Earth | September 24th 2008 by rik sellers
Danny Cipriani: 'Oh no you don't pal - this shirt's mine!' Is he being rushed back? OK, so if Wasps had won three out of three instead of staring down the barrel of an unthinkable fourth successive loss, would Ian McGeechan be thinking against read more
Rugby United
Scrum of the Earth | September 21st 2008 by rik sellers
Lawrence Dallaglio: See, my head isn't bigger than Johnno's... On the face of it, sport can be so infuriating - a heavy home defeat, (any home defeat come to mind), getting out on 99, even a missed putt - but sometimes we are reminded of its inn read more
Golden Graham
Scrum of the Earth | September 15th 2008 by rik sellers
Mils Muliana: 'We love to drink with Ted, cos Ted is our mate' Few could argue it wasn't worth the two-week wait but New Zealand's pulsating Tri-Nations clincher over the hard-nosed Wallabies championed enough proof that these experimental laws read more
Sex Bomb
Scrum of the Earth | September 9th 2008 by rik sellers
Pieter de Villiers: 'Car park? I don't have a car!' It might not be a death threat or a 'play him or you're fired' tactic a la Luke Watson, but the latest soap opera from South African rugby is like something out of Sunset Beach. Think Max Cl read more
Alternative ELV Guide
Scrum of the Earth | September 5th 2008 by rik sellers
Rodney So'oialo: 'He's trying to pull down the maul' Here's a number cruncher for you - what's the square root of 13? Give up already? It's the root of all evil if you're a rugby puritan, Brian Moore, or any rugby player, fan or vociferous crit read more
National Magners League
Scrum of the Earth | September 3rd 2008 by rik sellers
Magners League or Heineken Cup? Tough choice eh boys... Instead of taking three extra weeks to prepare for Autumn's big pay-days or shedding a size or two off the waistline, Celtic rugby's finest will run out for their provinces this weekend as read more
Rob Wants Organic England
Scrum of the Earth | August 29th 2008 by rik sellers
'It's alright - you'll still get your bonus' Going organic might be ‘so last year’ in most folk’s cupboards, but English rugby’s storeroom has been bulging to the brim with a plentiful of out-of-date clutter since Sir Clive was last in c read more
Reality Rugby TV
Scrum of the Earth | August 27th 2008 by rik sellers
Eddie Jones must read the Daily Telegraph... Down at the Guinness Premiership launch at the oh so swanky Park Lane Hilton, most of the monotonous merry-go-round was about as entertaining as a rainy weekend in Margate, but praise the lord for Edd read more
Beijing Olympics XV
Scrum of the Earth | August 21st 2008 by rik sellers
Usain Bolt: 'My missus was impressed I lasted this long' Usain Bolt - we'd like to see him tracking Shane Williams on a soggy Swansea Friday night with Mizuno Timaru high-tops, or Lionel Messi skipping around Richie McCaw at the breakdown. We'l read more
A World Cup Hangover Guide
Scrum of the Earth | August 19th 2008 by rik sellers
South African WAGS highlight that Matfield can't handle his booze... Ah, the World Cup hangover. Undulating waves of lethargy, nausea, and dysphoria coupled with piles of regret, shame and pain. We all know it so well, but where do the Springbo read more
Please Johnno...
Scrum of the Earth | August 6th 2008 by rik sellers
Danny Cipriani: 'Just go and get your pension' So Wilko's jumped right to the front of the queue by putting his name up for England captain. Mr. Kick-trick-pony followed Martin Johnson into the role after the colossus' timely retirement. Thi read more
A Dying Breed Of Batsmen...
Eat Cricket | August 5th 2008 by rik sellers
Get us a beer i'm parched... Bat for time, value your wicket, build partnerships, be patient, put away the bad ball - what a load of old nonsense. Since the dawn of Twenty20 cricket these words seem like a foreign language. Such is the rarity read more
Men Behaving Badly
Scrum of the Earth | August 4th 2008 by rik sellers
Dannie Rossouw: Bottoms up! Professional rugby has had a fair share of bad press to answer to. Only this summer, the off-field behaviour has been like a lads trip to Benidorm - full of booze, birds and brushes with the law. No one is innocent. read more
That's Just Mental
Scrum of the Earth | July 30th 2008 by rik sellers
Graham Henry: 'Got any decent ideas guys?' Could Wayne Smith’s pathetic admission of being “out-coached” and “outwitted” by Robbie Deans be another underhand tactic to paint over the increasingly large cracks opening under the current read more
Spinning Out Of Control
Eat Cricket | July 29th 2008 by rik sellers
Sunil Gavaskar: Concentration is key Once upon a time, India’s conveyor belt of spin-craft churned out unrivalled amounts of technicians. So prolific, they used to jump off the shopping shelves quicker than a Nintendo Wii. Brought up watch read more
More Harm Than Good
Eat Cricket | July 28th 2008 by rik sellers
Steve Harmison: 'Yer, but ya know man, I got Lara remember' Michael Atherton knows a thing or two about England selection meetings. He was captain after all, and a bloody good one at that. Nowadays he's a well respected scribe, and wouldn't go o read more
Represent Beyond The Ghetto
Scrum of the Earth | July 28th 2008 by rik sellers
'If they don't pick us next time we'll kung-fu the house down' The IRB are undemocratic and unrepresentative and give precedence to an elite band of eight founding unions for the right to host the Rugby World Cup. Quentin Smith, chairman of Sal read more
Cashing On For What?
Scrum of the Earth | July 24th 2008 by rik sellers
Jason Robinson: 'Was it worthy the money?' When Mrs. Doubtfire chose to become a female nanny, there was a reason. But increasingly in the modern era, more and more people, be it popstars embellishing on acting careers or former sports people ni read more
Henry's Last Stand
Scrum of the Earth | July 22nd 2008 by rik sellers
Graham Henry: 'Any excuse to go down the pier' Richie McCaw's return from injury could usually command a similar audience to a visit from the Dalai Lama or an auction for Colin Meads first pair of boots, but the inspirational skipper's ret read more
O'Neill Talking Balls
Scrum of the Earth | July 16th 2008 by rik sellers
John O'Neill: 'By the power invested in me by the Lord almighty' First it was several northern hemisphere unions who felt the wrath of motormouth John O'Neill's tongue, but he's turned his attention to Tasman neighbours, New Zealand ahead of nex read more
Rebel rebel...
Eat Cricket | June 25th 2008 by rik sellers
"We should get all that rand in here, eh Goochie?" Thankfully, the ECB have vetoed the proposed series between England and Zimbabwe on moral grounds, and about bloody time. And with the situation in Robert Mugabe's fiefdom worsening by the day ( read more
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