As week 17 of the NFL regular season approaches, and Broncos fans across the World receive their gifts from Saint Nick. The Broncos, face an extension to their playoff drought. Seeds of change have been sewn this year, on the field at least, with Drew Lock appearing to be the answer to our Quarterback problem. The Mile High men, can look at solidifying the team … Continue reading My Broncos Christmas Wishlist.
‘There are things we know, we don’t know, but there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don’t know, we don’t know’- No this isn’t a quote from Richie Pugh Ospreys coach, at the Pro 14 Press conference this week, when he was questioned about the departure of head coach Allen Clarke. Donald Rumsfeld ex US defence secretary provided this quote during his second … Continue reading Silence is Golden
October 29th saw Rugby being played at the O2 arena in London, but not in it’s usual form. Rugby X has arrived, a cross between Arena American Football, Rugby 7’s, it has the rolling substitutions of Touch Rugby. The brainchild of Ben Ryan, the game is designed to be an entertaining total Rugby experience. The game is played between two teams of five players, with … Continue reading Quick Read: Rugby X, a fantasy Wales 5.
As Christmas approaches, I thought I would take a look at some books, that could feature in Rugby fans stockings on December 25th. The end of the calendar year is always a popular time for Autobiographies to be released, for me it has become a Christmas tradition for me to receive a Rugby players Autobiography every year. I will try and avoid spoilers in this … Continue reading Book Club: Sam Warburton ‘Openside’ HarperCollinsPublishers 2019 Hardback RRP £20
With my heart rate just settling down, after Wales scraped past France on Sunday I am again choosing to focus away from events in Japan for this post. I will try to get a few more pieces out this week, looking forward to a stomach churning Sunday. Wales play South Africa at 9am and then Swansea play Cardiff in the Football at Lunchtime. Oh, and … Continue reading Welsh Watch- Bristol V Bath 18.10.19
After a mammoth weekend of sport, I have decided to avoid an article about the World cup. Wales have progressed into the knockout stages of the tournament, with that we move into the closing stages of the Warren Gatland era. Gatland has a maximum of three games left in charge of Wales and could see his tenure end if France overcome Wales on Sunday. I … Continue reading The forgotten Men of the Gatland Era.
The World Cup has had an exciting and controversial start, the spotlight has been on the height of tackles in the competition. With penalties, citings and Red Cards being dished out for offending players. Cries of phrases such as ‘ the game’s gone soft’ and ‘ Rugby is a contact game’ have been seen online, I watched an episode of the Wales Online ‘breakdown’ question … Continue reading Concussion…. My experience.
This game was an absolute blockbuster; the anticipation had been building since Wales’s victory over Georgia on Monday. Wales broke the 13 game hoodoo Australia had over them in Cardiff in November 2018 in a turgid affair which saw Wales squeeze through 9-6; this game was the polar opposite of that match. Wales and Aaron Wainwright started out like a house on fire; Wainwright made … Continue reading Wales 29 Australia 25
After a long summer of training camps and warm up games, Wales finally kicked off their World Cup campaign in Toyota. Georgia were the opposition and Wales did not waste any time in crossing the whitewash to open the scoring through Justin Tipuric. These are my observations from my living room Sofa. Breakout performers: Teams are always searching for players who break out in the … Continue reading Wales V Georgia
My final review, focuses on Wales group, Group D. We are drawn with familiar foes Australia and Fiji. We are also drawn with Uruguay for a second consecutive World Cup, Georgia will also pose stiff competition for Alun Wyn Jones and his team. Australia: World Ranking: 6th Official Twitter World Cup History: Having won the competition in 1991 and 1999, and losing in Finals in … Continue reading World Cup preview (Pool D)
The Armchair and Beyond 