Total Flanker
Blog URL http://totalflanker.blogspot.com/
Located Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire United Kingdom
Tags Rugby, Rugby Union, Veterans Rugby, Chesham Stags, England Rugby
A rugby blog by an overweight, opinionated, 40 something, injury-prone loose forward - now well into his second season of Vets rugby after a 14 year sabbatical from the game...
Latest Blog Posts
- Well done England on Nov 22, 2009 in rugby England New Zealand
England Women, that is.Catherine Spencer's England team beat New Zealand 10-3 at Twickenham on Saturday, thus drawing the two-match series.England's first win over the Black Ferns since 2001 sets things up very nicely for the 2010 women’s World Cup...
- Growing Pains on Nov 21, 2009 in Edinburgh rugby kit
As a young man I was often to be seen sporting a lurid Hawaiian shirt. I liked to be different, I thought that somehow it gave me my own identity and separated me from the crowd.The fact of the matter was, however, that I looked an utter tit.Ultimate...
- Crossbar challenge on Nov 21, 2009 in Stuart Tinner Saracens rugby crossbar challenge
Saracens are £250,000 poorer after a 24 year old 5th XV hooker from Welwyn RFC won the "crossbar challenge" competition held by the club at Wembley this week.Stuart Tinner hit the bar with a punt from 30 metres - wearing only his socks - as part of...
- D.I.S.R.E.S.P.E.C.T. on Nov 17, 2009 in scandal France national anthem South Africa
It's heartwarming to see that it's not just the Kiwis that get hot under the collar about their traditions being "disrespected" - now the Saffas are at it.The SARU are up in arms about the fact that South Africa's national anthem, Nkosi Sikelel' iAfr...
- Lessons II on Nov 16, 2009 in rugby England
Lessons from England's desperate victory against Argentina: Please refer to Lessons from defeat to Australia.Lessons obviously learned - not.Here's the XV that Johnno should (but won't) pick to try to salvage something against the All Blacks:1. Flatm...
- Invictus? on Nov 14, 2009 in Morgan Freeman Human Factor Invictus Francois Pienaar Matt Damon movie Clint Eastwood
I clearly haven't been paying attention. Last I heard this movie was called The Human Factor. It's now called Invictus and, given the subject matter and the fact that Morgan Freeman is in it, has Oscar nomination written all over it. This despite the...
- Purple Haze on Nov 14, 2009 in Chesham rugby England veterans kit Argentina
Well, all I can say is thank heavens I missed most of the England's effort at Twickenham yesterday. Fortunately I spent the majority of the afternoon soaked to the skin in the face of a gale watching Chesham Vets take on High Wycombe 4ths and therefo...
