Archive for October, 2007


Tour Diary: Final part

Buskers on Paris trains should be forced to sit exams. Guy with banjo singing the first words that pop into his head can make for a long trip. ‘No I will not be giving you a Euro for the headache!’
Game against Argentina was easy. Like Maradona in a doughnut shop. Bakkies pounded away at the […]

Pointing and laughing at All Blacks

World leaders are united in their praise for the all blacks in doing their bit to reduce their carbon footprint by dropping the wallabies off on their way home!
What’s the difference between the ABs and a tea bag?
The tea bag stays in the cup longer.
You hear about the new All Black bra?
Great support and no […]

Egg on All Black faces

An article from the New Zealand Herald ahead of the Cardiff quarter-final:
Thank goodness for the great World Cup jersey fiasco this week. Apart from recalling what the dastardly French did in 1999, when they cheated the All Blacks out of their birthright by playing a spell of blindingly brilliant rugby, it’s been difficult to get […]

Tour diary: part 5 and a half

Got a reply from Andy the accounts guy, ‘Too bad, so sad…’ Damn!
The trip to Montpellier, interesting. Watched the Boks squash the States – lovely stuff! Disappointment we didn’t meet Arnold Schwarzenegger after the game – could have been cool.
Lads missed our train that morning and were forced to roll into town just minutes before […]