Here be rugby
SCOTLAND: Ivanhalfback (nae, not really) 2019 was a sub-optimal year for the national team, comprising a pretty crappy Six Nations, followed by an abject failure to get out of the group at the World Cup (which had been a fear of this correspondent for a while). This on the back of a promising couple of … Continue reading Six Nations Preview: Scotland and France
With Six Nations on the horizon, OvallyBalls operatives have been sharpening their pencils (and their rapier-like wits). Enzo’s Ireland squad I’ll make tough choices and keep it to a lean-ish 36/37. However, I will do honourable mentions. The players will be in order from best to rest, where applicable. I’ll explain otherwise. LHP: Healy, Kilcoyne, … Continue reading Leaked: Six Nations squads
Gazing at life through a haze of opiates, I’m intensely relaxed about not getting a proper blog post up, and just giving you the matches. But I will add an emphatic TSK!* that the Cardiff and Ulster matches have yet again been scheduled at the same time. *This is more vehement than a PFFT! 6N … Continue reading Just the facts
Preamble A pleasing sell-out crowd and a Big (Chief) Red Cloud-sponsored Nige reffing augured well for a festive atmosphere and a good local derby contest. Even the weather was fair at the start, favouring the Blues in the first half before turning Newport Docks evil in the second, when the unfortunate Dragons had to play … Continue reading Blues vs Dragons – a One-Eyed Reflection on the Boxing Day Derby
The good thing about breaking your foot is that the painkillers mean that you’re less bothered about your team getting annihilated by the Bad Guys. Important Blog News The plan for the 6N Super Saturday meet-up in Heidelberg, courtesy of MisterIks. On the telly this week Friday 20th December Leinster 54 – 42 Ulster 19:35 … Continue reading League on, MacDuff
It was a beautiful day inside the Space X Dome, this past Satursol, as the New Cardiff Legends played out the first Martian-wide final against their bitter rivals the Valles Marineris Miners. Both teams were the respective champions of their regional championships last year, so it was apt that these two giants of the sport … Continue reading 2030 Mars Championship Wrap-up
As I’m w*rking this evening, only time for a quick update on the televised matches. On the telly this week Friday 6th December Enisei-STM 12 – 28 Castres 16:00 epcrugby.com Agen 3 – 73 Bordeaux Bègles 19:00 epcrugby.com Edinburgh 31 – 20 Wasps 19:35 epcrugby.com Bath 17 – 34 Clermont 19:45 BT Sport 2 Saturday … Continue reading More Fun with Our European Friends
It all started off with such high expectations: in honour of Welsh Legends, a pre-match drinky at the Owain Glyndwr. Unfortunately the beer was being served by an amateur, and headless Brains was the result. Not to worry! A text arrived from a colleague of the mister’s (a Tigers fan) announcing that he was at … Continue reading Match Report: Cardiff Blues v Leicester Tigers
Oooh, I’m so excited! Come on, Ulster! They are playing in orange, aren’t they? Or are they the ones in white and red? I can never remember. Oh, right, white. Grand, they’re starting. Why do they kick the ball to the other team instead of hanging on to it? That’s silly. Now look, there’s going … Continue reading Mother’s Match Commentary
Now that all that distractive World Cup nonsense is out of the way, we can all concentrate on rugby that really matters*: the Big Cup and the Pish Cup. *Until your team falls out of it, then it’s the league, obviously. EnzoM has summarised each Big Cup team’s chances nicely, except for one small error, … Continue reading Big Cup and Pish Cup Get Underway
