.That day arrived yesterday with formal confirmation of his appointment, a fortnight after Sportsmail revealed he had been offered the position by acting head coach Andy Robinson and told to think it over.Nobody can ever have been more deserving than the man whose drop- goal won the World ...
Swim with turtles and sealions in the Galapagos, feed the llamas in the courtyard of your hotel, get a blessing from a real shaman in the jungle, horseback in the foothills of a tropical volcano, explore the Amazon by canoe or white water and stand in two hemispheres at the same time. ...
If you had a Sir sporting a 6′ 5″ rugby forward build with strength to match telling you that he “takes no nonsense from his sons or pupils,” then you might suddenly become the fidgety boy just watching his videos too. He goes on to say: “I will not hesitate to take a naughty...
The connections between England and Argentina still exist in the upper-classes; in the polo and rugby set, who travel from polo matches at the Hurlingham Club in Buenos Aires to drinks in Twickenham. I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone posher than upper class Argentines, whose Englishness...
of it black rolling around on an electric assist cargo bike provided by the large government-run organization. On cooler rainy days he may have up to 4 layers on and he can still do the birthday party clown trick shedding one or two and they keep coming up with thatWon the left breast...
Most of them, who probably thought Conchita Wurst was the coolest thing they’d ever seen, probably weren’t even an ovum the night Dana International’s ‘Diva’ won the competition nearly 20 years ago. And even if you’re old enough to have sufficient knowledge of Eurovision pre-dating ...
An "old fashioned" policeman, who once guarded Mr John Major, the former Prime Minister, was cleared yesterday of deliberately batoning a teenager in the face - breaking his nose - during a scuffle outside a rugby club disco.As Pc Bernard Plumb was acquitted of causing actual bodily harm ...
I spoke at ResearchEd Rugby last June and started writing it then, but – busy. So busy. However, I have more data now that Y11 have sat their mocks and it has prompted me to share. Back when the new GCSE was launched, I spoke at a Historical Association event and wrote a short ...
“Apes! Apes and evolution. Listen.” The Doctor sat down in a dining chair, one leg crossed over his knee. “Mary, come over here and stop fretting. There won’t be any more for a while, if at all.” Obediently, Mary did as she was bidden. Amy had been travelling with the Doct...
Yesterday we had a west wind, which would have suited me very well for today as I went along the shore line next the railway in a north-easterly direction. Instead I got a north-east wind in my face all day. It was so cold I am sure it came all the way from Norway. It turned...