The Sharks can’t seem to get away from wet weather, and Sydney, known and renowned for its great weather is caught in the grip of a cold front that brings intermittent rain on and off all day long.
Tuesday’s training takes place in alternating cold driving rain and glimpses of sunshine. The club ground is where […]

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 […]

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 […]

Have left London, retired, hurt! Thanks to all the lads who put me up at the Slug in Fulham – I thoroughly enjoyed the fine wine and sophisticated snacks.
London is a strange place full of people wanting to be bankers, and believing that jobs involving photocopying are the best means of achieving it. In Wimbledon […]

I’ve finally emerged from the shock of having Jorrie Muller glossed over as a replacement for Jean de Villiers. Muller is a creative player in the true mould of Barry Pinnock. Pity.
There was nothing like an English beating to make me feel better. Stadium was awash with Bok fans - it was quite a scene. […]

I told Chabal ‘The Cannibal’ that Lionel (Nashua Mobile) swore his mother - great success!
I also made a list of my top 5 least liked companies:
1. Nashua Mobile
2. Nashua Mobile
3. Nashua Mobile
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Suggestions to complete the list welcome…
Today’s the day of the big game and kickoff can’t come early enough. The lads will be heading to […]

I have only met two evil people in my life – that Barker dude from Isidingo and Lionel from Nashua Mobile. He still hasn’t activated my Vodacom roaming. May a thousand Afghan fleas invest his under-rods for ever.
The situation around Gareth’s lost passport is worsening. I’m convinced that black van at the end of the […]

Five days in Paris down, 42 to go. We began with airport Charles de Gaulles (les bun fight). Immigration was painful, baggage collection a shambles and the coffee expensive. Sometimes the problem with France is the French.
The lads eventually made their way onto des Champs Elysées. Nestled some 50 metres from the base of the […]