Archive for April, 2008

England fans need to let rip

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 Posted in Mick Cleary | No Comments »

What a joy it was to be at Twickenham last Saturday.Passionate: English rugby fansNow that's not a sentence that I've trotted out too often. True, there have been some decent ... Read more..

Respect, innit?

Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Mick Cleary | No Comments »

Respect for what exactly? The game itself, the opposition or a sense of yourself?Dust-up: emotions run high after the game at Stamford BridgeAll of those. Read more... Read more..

Rugby attendances on a slippery slope

Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Mick Cleary | No Comments »

I'm a bit behind the eight-ball on this one for all the usual male reasons of sloth, incompetence and Harveys.Belter: France v Wales at the Stade de FranceAnyway, the issue needs ... Read more..

Why the All Blacks lost the World Cup

Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Mick Cleary | No Comments »

Richie McCaw has been under the hammer in New Zealand. Well, more a mild little tap. An independent review was published last week in New Zealand. The subject: Why the ... Read more..

Andy Robinson may get his revenge

Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Mick Cleary | No Comments »

Apologies for lack of posts. Been a bit tied up with the main paper of late. Number two son was also sent on his way out of the coop and, ... Read more..