Just in

Nod of appreciation

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Sandra McDonnell in Rugby, Sport // 0 Comments

Coverage of tomorrow’s Rugby World Cup final at Twickenham is already at fever pitch in the media so I don’t propose to bother Rust readers with anything as superfluous as a preview or indeed a prediction of the outcome which I feel is too close to call anyway.

Today I’d just like to commend Robert Kitson’s tribute to an iconic player on what is likely to be the New Zealand captain’s final international match, as appears on the website of THE GUARDIAN

About Sandra McDonnell

As an Englishwoman married to a Scot, Sandra experiences some tension at home during Six Nations tournaments. Her enthusiasm for rugby was acquired through early visits to Fylde club matches with her father and her proud boast is that she has missed only two England home games at Twickenham since 1995. Sandra has three grown-up children, none of whom follow rugby. More Posts

Jamaica Inn/Daphne du Maurier

September 9, 2024 // 0 Comments

oAfter reading non-fiction it was a pleasure to return to a Daphne du Maurier novel I had not read. Jamaica Inn showcases Daphne du Maurer’s ability as a writer: she can [...]
Saturday TV sport

September 8, 2024 // 0 Comments

My aspiration of a whole day as a couch potato sipping a Desperado lager was destroyed by the six-hour disappearance of our cat Maisie. As I was the last to see her when I [...]
England v Sri Lanka: bad light, bad decision

September 7, 2024 // 0 Comments

Fact: 44 overs were lost at the Oval yesterday because of bad light. Fact: ticket price for the Oval = £ 80. You might have thought that – with floodlights, a pink [...]
Classic Movies/Sky Arts

September 6, 2024 // 0 Comments

This series, presented by Ian Nathan, has returned. No Dr Bonnie Greer, but instead a young American critic and film historian Christina Newland. Neil Norman is also a [...]
Sharks reach finals day

September 5, 2024 // 0 Comments

Sussex Sharks made easy work of beating Lancashire Lightning to reach the final. Lancashire Lightning could not call upon Jos Buttler but still fielded T20 regulars Phil Salt [...]