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Nice

As with the rest of our party I was delighted to be travelling again and to be back in Nice at my favourite time of year. The season begins in April 15 and early May on the Riviera becomes busy and crowded with the twin attractions of the Monaco Grand Prix and the Cannes film festival. Mind you [...]

April 17, 2022 // 0 Comments

Harlequins 33 Montpelier 20

Quins missed out by just one point (59/60) to reverse the score line in Montpelier. The damage of the first half in Montpelier – when Quins conceded 26 points – was too much to overcome even for the comeback kings. The game will live long in the memory for a superb try by Joe Marchant. [...]

April 17, 2022 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Derby 2 Fulham 1

Fulham last night failed to get over the promotion line with their second consecutive defeat. Those fans with long memories recall going to the old Baseball ground of Derby  in 1983 for a match that – had Fulham won we would have been promoted to the top flight and Derby relegated. There was [...]

April 16, 2022 // 0 Comments

No airport chaos to report

Yesterday the National Rust Nice Group convened for the much postponed trip to Nice. I must immediately state there were no queues nor delays and – in over 50 years travelling to the Riviera – this was one of my  smoothest journeys. The only complaint was the Easyjet anomaly that, [...]

April 15, 2022 // 0 Comments

The complications of modern – and ancient – life

Today I dip my toe gingerly into potentially controversial waters as I express a certain sympathy with the plight of poor Northern Ireland Women’s manager Kenny Shiels. Rusters who follow the sport of football will be all too familiar with the incident which has propelled Mr Shiels on to the [...]

April 14, 2022 // 0 Comments

Field of Dreams/Patrick Ferreday and James Mettyear

This history of 150  years at the Hove County Ground is very much a labour of love by two genuine Sussex CCC supporters . The first part covers the history of the ground which is inextricably bound with the fortunes of Sussex and the second part some of the characters that moulded it. Sussex over [...]

April 14, 2022 // 0 Comments

Thoughts on quarter finals/Champions League

To the ongoing debate of TV versus actual attendance I would add two factors: inertia and flexibility. Both kicked in yesterday. There is a theory post-pandemic – though the Covid numbers seem as high as ever –  of “HTGO” (hassle to go out). I admit being prey. It’s a [...]

April 13, 2022 // 0 Comments

The Masters

Scottie Scheffler was a worthy winner of the Masters. He may not have the length off  the tee of Dustin Johnson, nor the iron play of Collin Morikawa, nor the silky putting touch of Cameron Smith but he possesses an all-round game and excellent composure. Whatever your lead, it’s always a [...]

April 12, 2022 // 0 Comments

European Rugby Champions Cup results

There exists a small but committed group of columnists on this organ who would admit variously to past, current or even relatively recent adherence to the fortunes of Premiership rugby club Harlequins FC. [For the purists or ‘anoraks’ amongst our readers interested in such things, until the [...]

April 11, 2022 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard/The Wolseley

There have been many tributes to Jeremy King being shunted out of the Wolseley by majority Thai investors, The Minor Group, so allow me to add my own. Quite simply The Wolseley will not be the Wolseley without the elegant Jeremy King doing his tour of the restaurant. He has that great gift of [...]

April 11, 2022 // 0 Comments

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