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Summing up

We asked our Rusters on their last day to sum up their thoughts on the Rugby World Cup and otherwise. Granite Grant Logan: It was a brave decision to give the World Cup to Japan and one that paid off. Time was – and it was not so long ago – that the All Blacks and Wallabies were putting [...]

November 5, 2019 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard

During this fascinating trip we have visited most of the things that have made Japan famous – Sumo, Sake, shrines – and yesterday I added another “S”: sushi. The Sushi chef is much venerated. In Simon May’s book Atomic Sushi – the reflections on Japan by a professor on [...]

November 4, 2019 // 0 Comments

Reflections on a bad night

As the only Ruster to predict a South African victory, I was given the gig of the match report. You have seen the game on TV, read reports in the media – social or conventional press – so there is not match more to add. I will therefore give my impressions on being there and my theory [...]

November 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

Prediction time

Both my heart and head say England but I have worries over fitness of Jonny May and Owen Farrell. If the Boks play a kicking game May and Watson can cope. If George Ford is targeted Tom Curry and Sam Underhill will protect him and the English pack won’t be overwhelmed. England 5-20 points [...]

November 2, 2019 // 0 Comments

The 1964 Tokyo Olympiad

With the Olympics in Tokyo next year, there was much discussion in the party on the 1964 Olympiad there. We Brits produced 4 gold winners (Lynn “The Leap” Davies, Ken Matthews the marathon walker, Ann Packer in the 800m and Mary Rand in athletics and long jump. I argued the case that Mary Rand [...]

November 2, 2019 // 0 Comments

Scheduling an itinerary

When I worked in the travel industry one of the hardest things was to schedule an itinerary that pleased the clients. You must always remember that clients can often arrive exhausted after their air travel and the last thing they want is to tramp around a crowded tourist site. You therefore need to [...]

November 2, 2019 // 0 Comments

Kobe Herb gardens

We Rusters are a perverse crew. We have one staffer who is so afraid of hospitals he once passed out in one and not as a patient, Bob lives in a marina but has no interest in boats and I have large garden but my knowledge of and interest in plants are scanty. However wherever I travel I always [...]

November 1, 2019 // 0 Comments

The story so far

Like others in the Rust party I am intrigued by Japan. It’s not just the language that makes it inscrutable but some of the customs too. One is “No tipping”. In the taxi from the shrines of Kyoto to our hotel I covered the fare and there was very small change of about one pound. I naturally [...]

October 31, 2019 // 0 Comments

Accepting the challenge

I had to explain certain rules and practices of international rugby to Bob Tickler who was sitting next to me for England v New Zealand. He noticed and noted Mako Vinipola and Joe Marler were encroaching on the Haka – for which England have now been fined – and I said at the time to him [...]

October 31, 2019 // 0 Comments

Kyoto

At the high end of hotels there are basically three: the business hotel, the traditional and the boutique. Of the three I would prefer least to stay in a boutique. Invariably they offer small rooms and the Cross, where we are staying in Kyoto, is no exception – basically a big bed taking up [...]

October 29, 2019 // 0 Comments

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