RUGBY BORE

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You may have been wondering why I hadn’t really mentioned last week-end’s rugby (on the other hand, you may have been very thankful for and relieved by this omission). However, what with the defeats of Stade Français, Italy AND France, it’s taken me a while to digest England’s increasing mediocrity on the rugby field. Now, I know our national stereotype is not to draw attention to ourselves but to display our brilliance in an understated way and how we like to get behind the underdog, etc., etc., but really, we are taking things to extremes these days. With less than a year to the World Cup and just a few months until the VI Nations, I’m not despairing yet but still, some socks need to pulled up ..

Never mind, this week-end brings other challenges: Italy play Canada, England meet South Africa (again), France are against Argentina and SF are at home to Castres.