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London Irish 14 Harlequins 41

This was another bravura performance by Quins. Typically they fell seven points behind to a Paddy Jackson try from London Irish. Quins rallied with 4 tries to get bonus point. In the second half they added a fifth, sixth and seventh try. It seems churlish to criticise the performance but these [...]

April 4, 2022 // 0 Comments

Brighton 0 Norwich 0

It’s now over 8 hours since we have seen a goal at the Amex.   In the first half the Seagulls did not have a meaningful attempt at goal and that included a Neil Maupay penalty that flew over the bar.   In the second half Brighton laid siege but  in Tim Krul Norwich had a formidable last line [...]

April 3, 2022 // 0 Comments

For me, it’s one Bridge too far …

Regular visitors to this organ will be aware that we have previously covered the case of the transgender Emily Bridges which is currently a cause celebre in British – and to some extent also now world – cycling. Today I return to it because of the latest development. Emily issued a [...]

April 2, 2022 // 0 Comments

Photo session at Hove & Peter Shilton Dinner

Yesterday was a full on sporting day with a photo session of our Players Club at Hove Cricket Ground and a football dinner at the RAC where Peter Shilton was the guest of honour. I arrived at Hove at 8-50. Although I turned 68 recently I still get a kick out of seeing the ground albeit empty. [...]

April 1, 2022 // 0 Comments

Root & Branch?

The dominant view appears to be that Joe Root should give up the captaincy but I do not share this. It should wait for a new Director of Cricket (yet to be appointed) and Head Coach (yet to be appointed) and Chairman of the ESB (yet to be appointed). There is talk of Ed Smith coming back after he [...]

March 30, 2022 // 0 Comments

My golfing weekend

After a few frustrating weeks when my pick just finished outside the each way positions I was delighted to record a win on Scottie Scheffler in the Dell Matchplay championship in Austin Texas. I had backed Frenchmen Matthew Pavon and the in-form Romain Langasque for the Qatar Masters but neither [...]

March 28, 2022 // 0 Comments

On a fundamental sporting dilemma

As regular readers will be aware, on this organ we have a number of subjects that we address upon a recurring basis simply because from time to time – usually prompted by either stories featuring in the media and/or events in our lives – they come mind. Today’s example is arguably a glorious [...]

March 28, 2022 // 0 Comments

“Wokery” – the curse of the 21st Century?

I am conscious these days that on this particular subject I am running the risk of beginning to sound like a stuck record – and probably one of the original 78s – but I’m becoming fed up to the back teeth with the modern obsessions over issues such as equality, diversity, transgender [...]

March 26, 2022 // 0 Comments

Transgender issues, not least in sport

Being an oldie, Rust readers would expect me to be relatively unimpressed by the 21st Century’s general obsessions with “wokeness”, atoning for the alleged sins of colonialism, no-platforming, the advancement of equality and diversity and, of course, the supposed inalienable right of women [...]

March 22, 2022 // 0 Comments

Six Nations: nation by nation

France Worthy Grand Slam winners. France won all 5 games and only looked vulnerable in the second  half against Wales. France combined a powerful pack with typical Gallic flair behind it. Will be World Cup favourites on their own patch.   Ireland  Runner-up was about right. They lost the key [...]

March 20, 2022 // 0 Comments

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