Archive for the ‘Egg shaped balls’ Category
Let’s get behind England…..
….No, not those good-for-nothing footballing scoundrels who broke our hearts this summer. The England I am referring to are the England Women’s rugby team who, as we speculated last week, have made it to the final of the World Cup. A very physical and somewhat scrappy encounter ended in a 15-0 win over Australia in [...]
Warrington want it just as much
Today’s Challenge Cup Final has all the markings of being Leeds Rhinos’ day. Their first Challenge Cup final for five years (since losing to Hull in 2005) and their first visit to the new Wembley Stadium (their last two finals were played at Cardiff’s Millenium Stadium) , it’s all set up for Brian McLennan’s side to win their first Challenge Cup [...]
We’re going to win the World Cup…who wants in?
Did you know the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2010 is being held here in England? Probably not. Did you know that England are one of the favourites to win the competition? Didn’t think so. And did you know that they have already claimed two impressive wins in the group stage without conceding a single point? Of course you didn’t. Welcome [...]
A weekend of what-could-have-beens
If this time last year was about achieving sporting perfection and becoming a national champion in the process, this weekend, 360 odd days on, was a demonstration of the fine line between winning the National Student Korfball Championships and coming fifth. On a weekend in Sheffield that ebbed and flowed almost as much as Burton Albion vs Chesterfield, Pope and Swift learnt that [...]
Who do England call..JOE WORSLEY!
If you lose at home
to a poor Ireland,
Who ya gonna call?
JOE WORSLEY
If you’re playing Robbo
and those plucky Scots,
Who ya gonna call?
JOE WORSLEY
If you need brute force
and a tough defence,
Who can ya call?
JOE WORSLEY
An indominitable man
made for the Calcutta Cup?
Who ya gonna call?
JOE WORSLEY
He ain’t afraid of no Scots
And thus, after watching his favourite film over the weekend, it [...]
‘He’s having a Phil Godman’
Pope and Swift, as of today, would like to suggest a new turn of phrase to the existing canon of sporting figures of speech. We propose that ‘Phil Godman’, from this point forth, may be used in the place of ‘nightmare’, ’shocker’ or similar noun. Thus, the phrase ‘having a Phil Godman’ implies that a sportsman [...]
Admiring glances across the Pond at men with large shoulders
Earlier this week, I had a lapse. To be honest, I don’t really know what came over me.
I was indulging in my regular trip to the BBC Sport website to check up on the latest news and views. As ever, there was much on offer, including the increasingly speedy Murray bandwagon in the build up to his battle [...]
Thomas beats Tiger and Schuey to 2009’s most momentous sporting moment
You can almost picture the scene. It’s late November and some of the world’s greatest sportsmen and women are in a room together, enjoying each others company (as they often do), when the discussion turns to stories in 2009 that have rocked the world of sport. Usain Bolt is one topic of conversation, as if Cristiano Ronaldo’s [...]
It’s simple, tries win tests
The Sunday newspapers will tell of admirable English and Welsh performances but the reality is that there remains a huge gulf between the Southern Hemisphere’s Big Three and England and Wales. Yesterday comparatively weak Australia and New Zealand sides were there to be put to the sword but were let off after being barked at but not bitten at Twickenham [...]
Mesmerising McGuire kick worthy of victory
Leeds Rhinos may have won their third consecutive Super League Grand Final through immense team spirit but for a split second on Saturday, it was all about Danny McGuire.
Ten minutes to go at Old Trafford. Leeds sit just one point ahead and on St Helens’ ten metre line. Somehow the Leeds born stand-off somehow manages produce an unworldly left foot reverse grubber [...]