World Cup weekend.

Saturday and Sunday were full on as far as rugby goes.  There were the four quarter-final matches in the Rugby World Cup. On Saturday we had Australia versus England then New Zealand versus Ireland.  On Sunday it was Wales versus France then Japan versus South Africa. Needless to say I did very little else on…

Sport,sport and still more sport

I have been in seventh heaven this winter watching all the sport that was available for viewing from the northern hemisphere’s summer and now I get the opportunity to watch even more from the southern hemisphere’s Spring and Summer. The Rugby World Cup has just commenced in Japan and I will be glued to the…

The things you stumble upon when walking in Yorkshire. . . .Tuesday Travels

I think there were more jolly cyclists than farmers. As mentioned previously, during our stay in Yorkshire we did a considerable amount of walking and one of the joys was coming across the village pub.  This is one of the first pubs we visited during our five week stay in Yorkshire.  The pub is closed…

Final RWC update

Bill “Bill” or the William Webb Ellis Trophy now belongs to New Zealand for the next four years.  We were treated to a nail-biting match for the final of the World Cup Tournament.  France certainly brought the right team along for the final and at one stage I thought Les Bleus were going to cause…

RWC update

The Wallabies were soundly beaten by the All Blacks so will not be in the final of the Rugby World Cup.  It is disappointing, but that is sport. You have a winner and a loser.  I have to admit I was disappointed in the way the crowd treated Quade Cooper.  I am no fan of…

Remote control

I have watched a great deal of tv recently, thanks to the Rugby World Cup.