A memorial service for Andy Ripley, England rugby hero and Prostate Cancer Charity Ambassador, will be held at 2.30pm on Wednesday 1st December 2010 at Southwark Cathedral, London SE1 9DA. All welcome. There will be a reception after the service at Vinopolis, No 1 Bank End, London SE1 9BU. The service is expected to last [...]
New Zealand hooker Kevin Mealamu was banned for just 4 weeks for head-butting Lewis Moody while he was lying face down on the floor. TV coverage clearly shows Mealamu grabbing Moody’s jersey and driving into the back of Moody’s head with his own. The citing committee said that Mealamu avoided an 8 week ban due [...]
Were my ears deceiving me, or did I hear referee Mr Poite address the New Zealand captain as ‘Richie’ and the England captain as ’7′? Surely, both captains should be afforded the same level of respect from the referee, and, by being so outwardly on first-name terms with one of them, suggests a cosy relationship [...]
