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Finally, the world stops going mad

Although this organ’s mission statement and running themes are well known to its adherents – and we need make no apologies for them – I have been reassured to see that recently the world of sports administration seems, after much hang-wringing and procrastination, at last to have [...]

June 21, 2022 // 0 Comments

A First for Matt Fitzpatrick

I had backed Fitzpatrick – and Adam Hadwin who finished 7th – but for the previous tourney the Canada Open. Still full play for the Sheffield lad, who held off the challenges of Will Zalatoris and Scottie Schefffler, to become only the third Englishman to win the US Open in the last 52 [...]

June 20, 2022 // 0 Comments

Sporting pictures in the mind

For what it’s worth – despite my Rust editorial responsibilities – I have to confess that my original plan for yesterday afternoon had not involved sport at all. There was plenty of it going on – the women’s rugby league international between England and France, the rugby union [...]

June 19, 2022 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report/fixtures announced

It’s always an exciting moment when the fixtures are released. Fulham open their account entertaining Liverpool, as stern a test as we might wish. At this stage I only pencil the fixtures into my diary as so many will be altered for television. In the first few months we play Arsenal, Spurs, [...]

June 17, 2022 // 0 Comments

An evening at Windsor Races

Whilst we sporting Rusters often prefer TV-watching to attendance, in recent weeks Duggie Heath has reported from the Lord Test, Ivan Conway from the Oval and yesterday I was at Windsor evening races for its most popular meet on the Monday of Royal Ascot week. Disappointing would be too strong but [...]

June 14, 2022 // 0 Comments

The Premiership play offs

Yesterday I watched both Premiership Rugby semi-finals, the first Saracens v Harlequins in the company of Derek Williams. We are both fully paid up members of TV-watching as opposed to the stadium attending. We enjoyed the build up with some toasted panini and San Pellegrino Limonatas. In fact the [...]

June 12, 2022 // 0 Comments

Sharks tumble at the Oval

Sussex Sharks were easily beaten by Surrey last night. They posted a meagre total of 146 – with only Fynn Hudson scoring a significant 49 not out – a target which Surrey reached easily with 3 overs to spare. I watched the match as a guest in the excellent corporate hospitality of the [...]

June 9, 2022 // 0 Comments

Platinum Jubilee Celebrations – a National Rust view

We asked our correspondents in various fields for their views on last weekend’s Celebrations. SPORT I thought sport was underrepresented. We have had three World Cup wins by men during Her Majesty’s reign – in Football, Cricket and Rugby Union. Women have won four in Cricket and 2 in [...]

June 7, 2022 // 0 Comments

3rd day of Test

If the first day was too eventful – and the second not eventful enough – the third produced classic Test match cricket. New Zealand went on to score a more than defensible target of 265. England were never favourites with the bookies to achieve this and much depended on the Joe Root, [...]

June 5, 2022 // 0 Comments

1st day of Test: no new dawn, same old precipitation.

The first day at Lords is always a magical event. I always arrive early, not just to avoid the queues, but to take in the atmosphere and to look down at the sward of green and impressive modern and Victorian architecture. Ticket prices were not on my mind but by the end of an eventful day there was [...]

June 3, 2022 // 0 Comments

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