Archive for the ‘Rugby’ Category

Oval or Small? This Weekend Is Balls!

Friday, October 1st, 2010

This is simply another of those weekends which represents a small utopia for a man whose personal, and sometimes professional, life revolves around sport. It has always been so for me, hardly surprising having growing up in a professional sporting family. The next few days will see my focus fixed firmly at ...

RIP Terry Newton (1978-2010)

Sunday, September 26th, 2010

The sport of Rugby League is today in deep shock at the death of former Great Britain Hooker, Terry Newton. Newton, a former Super League star for Leeds, Wigan, Bradford and Wakefield, was found hanged at his Orrell home this morning. His hometown club, Wigan Warriors, made the following statement on ...

Tears Out of Africa

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010

I met at least 100 honorary Ghanaians last night … some black, some white, one even Chinese! For one night only, unless you were born in a radius spanning the historical city of Montevideo, you were a Ghanaian! When 'The Black Stars' of Ghana met Uruguay in last night’s FIFA World ...

Slam pour La France … 6 Nations Review

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

As I write, French Captain Thierry Dusautoir is being presented with the RBS 6 Nations Trophy at the magnificent Stade de France, after a narrow 2 point victory over England added the Grand Slam to the Championship which had been clinched 3 hours previously, after Scotland's victory against Ireland. It ...

Deeds, Porcelains, Poles & Strikes …

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

First and foremost ... yes, I have been somewhat quiet this week! I think it's fair to say that I've seen more porcelain than the average Royal Doulton expert during boom-time in Stoke-on-Trent!! We'll check on weight loss next week!! Anyway, that's quite enough smutty 'toilet humour' for one blog ...

The Library List … Pt 2

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

I apologise that it was slightly delayed, but here is what comes next on my bookshelf ... to cut a long story short, I cleared some space ... my CDs and DVDs are now in a neat pile beside the TV and PS3, leaving me 2 full shelves for books! ...

The Weekend That Was … Sunday 7/2/2010

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

[show_avatar email=rohan@hetoreahamstring.me.uk align=left] It set the pulses racing, and bar-tenders across the UK running! It was that type of weekend. A couple of huge fixtures in the Barclays Premier League and the start of the RBS 6 Nations ... and the Super Bowl still to come! I finally made it ...

The Six Nations … The Girlie Perspective!

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

[show_avatar email=jessicapayne3283@aol.com align=left] Ladies, this is my favourite week of the year. It's not that I turn 27 tomorrow, although boys take note, champagne, strawberries and chocolate go along way towards impressing this girl. Shallow? Moi? I will of course settle for a Babycham, an apple and a Snickers bar! Now ...

RIP Bill McLaren – Voice of Rugby

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

There are some voices that you simply remember. Your parents are probably the first, and as you get older, that of your loved one and/or kids. The years in between however are when we often hear television and radio voices, often associating them with our favourite pastimes, one of which is ...

It’s Still Christmas …

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

As I said on Christmas night, there are alway certain inevitabilities that go with the Christmas Period! ... Finally finished the Pepper Pot last night ... and it was good!! Have had an overloaded programme of sport including the joys of Test Match Special - nothing to beat Aggers taking the mickey ...