Courtesy of Punditarena.com Well, another weekend, another step backwards for the game of rugby. Bundee Aki was sent off for tackling. Yes, I suppose his shoulder inadvertently made contact with the head but if he were any lower the ball carrier would have made contact with Bundee's head. It would have been hard to imagine … Continue reading Picks and Penalties
Tadgh Furlong side stepping the Scottish defense That was a weekend. We had the Players Championship from which Justin Thomas emerged victorious over Lee Westwood. Lee has been runner-up the last two weeks and continues to show he is still one the better ball strikers in golf even at the age of 47. Dechambeau was … Continue reading The Weekend
Not a ruck...not a breakdown...just a tackle. It's all very well criticising referees for their obvious shortcomings on the pitch. But without offering a solution its little more than a ranty bitch session. The law makers saw fit back in the 90s to stop penalising players that went off their feet at a breakdown. It … Continue reading The Solution to Rugby’s Woes
The Silver Ferns beat Australia to win the Constellation Cup That was a weekend of sport. The Silver Ferns netball team beat the Aussies in the Constellation Cup, further cementing Dame Noelene as one of the more effective coaches in NZ. The Kiwis displayed a toughness and accuracy that is usually reserved for the Australians … Continue reading Why the F#$k would we watch rugby?
Movember...hairy goodness Thank you very much to the person who donated to my wee site which means in turn I donated to Movember. Movember is a non-profit helping with men's health. This wee project takes some time and resources and I hope by bringing it to you, you get some entertainment from it. If you … Continue reading WooHoo first donation to Movember
Raaaaaaa! Pascal Gauzere is scary Fuck man. I was hopeful we would have a weekend where rugby ruled and officialdom stayed out of it. Alas, my hopes were dashed. The Blues v Hurricanes was absolutely dominated by whistle and ratshit calls. The England V Wales game was a clinic in how not to referee. Owen … Continue reading Bro, come on
Super Rugby kicks off tonight... The footy season kicks off tonight with the Highlanders taking on the Crusaders. I'm sure the woke brigade will still worried about The Crusades and the Crusaders having a negative appropriation towards various parts of society. If that's the case then the Highlanders and their warring past will worry them. … Continue reading How not to get bored with Super Rugby
The Big Cat celebrates his 15th major Tuesday the 23rd of Feb, 2021 Tiger Woods crashed his car with what seems to be some severity. At the time of writing he is in surgery and apparently has multiple leg injuries. We hope he makes a full recovery and is back to the course soon. Sentiments … Continue reading Crashing and Writing
https://www.amazon.com/Shift-Brains-experienced-through-depression-ebook/dp/B08B5PNQBD/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=dan+lunn&qid=1614052511&sr=8-1 Yellow...no always Australian Actually, it was a most difficult experience and even tougher for a detail-a-phobic to get right. Mental health issues hamper almost all of us from time-to-time and some of us are gifted it full time. I thought I'd write a book on some strategies to help from a non-medical point of … Continue reading I wrote a book…
Who, pray tell, are the top stakeholders in he game of Rugby Football Union? The nations? The clubs? The sponsors? No. I would say the major stakeholders of the game - any game - are the players and the fans. If one boils the facts down to brass monkeys, the fans are who pay for … Continue reading What was that for, ref?
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