This has absolutely nothing to do with rugby, or sport, or ranting but shit the bed you have to watch this.
I defy even the most hetero ladies that stumble upon these pages to not feel...
...a stirring
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Monday, 6 February 2012
6 Nations Opening Weekend Hero & Villain
New for the 6 Nations 2012, the Eyes Right Hero and Villain award. This will be presented after each weekend of the 6 Nations. The hero wins a lifetime subscription to this blog, the villain wins a fart in a jar.
So, after the opening weekend the awards go to...
HERO
Julien Malzieu - Quick, strong, clinical. He will be a real handful this competition and, for my money, could be the player of the tournament.
Allez le stubble!!!
Villain
Wayne Barnes - Started so well and oversaw the game of the weekend. But two bad decisions cost Ireland the game. A match of that quality should never be decided by the ref.
To the gallows with you, Barnes.
Who were your heroes and villains this weekend? Leave a comment with your thoughts.
So, after the opening weekend the awards go to...
HERO
Julien Malzieu - Quick, strong, clinical. He will be a real handful this competition and, for my money, could be the player of the tournament.
Allez le stubble!!!
Villain
Wayne Barnes - Started so well and oversaw the game of the weekend. But two bad decisions cost Ireland the game. A match of that quality should never be decided by the ref.
To the gallows with you, Barnes.
Who were your heroes and villains this weekend? Leave a comment with your thoughts.
The Hard Luck of the Irish
The 6 Nations is up and running and what an interesting first weekend it’s been. England got the win they desperately needed to give the young pups some confidence. France took Italy apart at what seemed like a canter. And Ireland were robbed.
[Cue Welsh bile]
I know, I know, Wales scored more tries blah blah fucking blah, but the fact of the matter is, my friends from beyond the toll gates, you were very lucky indeed. I have no doubt the legacy of furious fans frothing at the mouth over Warburton’s World Cup dismissal had an impact on Wayne Barnes and his touch judge deciding not to send off Bradley Davies.
You could almost see the fear in their eyes as they consulted over the decision. Even a whiff of red from Barnes’s pocket would have been enough to unleash a baying mob of pissed up Welshies wielding competition sized leeks, poisonous daffodils and Duffy CDs fashioned into rudimentary hatchets.
Perhaps more disappointing though was the match-winning penalty awarded to Wales for the Stephen Ferris “tip tackle”. This wasn’t a tip tackle. In no-one’s world was this a tip tackle, it wasn’t even a dangerous tackle, and it cost Ireland the match.
I agree with the analysis of Guscott, Davies and Wood after the game. The IRB have to act on the tip tackle interpretations as quickly as possible in order to deliver common sense and consistency. We cannot continue to have games being affected in such a dramatic way because of player and refereeing uncertainty.
Davies: Off the ball tackle, lifts player to beyond the horizontal four foot in the air, intentionally drops player, player falls on upper back and neck with full weight of the body
Ferris: On the ball tackle, one leg taken above horizontal, other foot barely goes six inches off the ground, player lands on side
[Cue Welsh bile]
I know, I know, Wales scored more tries blah blah fucking blah, but the fact of the matter is, my friends from beyond the toll gates, you were very lucky indeed. I have no doubt the legacy of furious fans frothing at the mouth over Warburton’s World Cup dismissal had an impact on Wayne Barnes and his touch judge deciding not to send off Bradley Davies.
You could almost see the fear in their eyes as they consulted over the decision. Even a whiff of red from Barnes’s pocket would have been enough to unleash a baying mob of pissed up Welshies wielding competition sized leeks, poisonous daffodils and Duffy CDs fashioned into rudimentary hatchets.
Perhaps more disappointing though was the match-winning penalty awarded to Wales for the Stephen Ferris “tip tackle”. This wasn’t a tip tackle. In no-one’s world was this a tip tackle, it wasn’t even a dangerous tackle, and it cost Ireland the match.
I agree with the analysis of Guscott, Davies and Wood after the game. The IRB have to act on the tip tackle interpretations as quickly as possible in order to deliver common sense and consistency. We cannot continue to have games being affected in such a dramatic way because of player and refereeing uncertainty.
Davies: Off the ball tackle, lifts player to beyond the horizontal four foot in the air, intentionally drops player, player falls on upper back and neck with full weight of the body
Ferris: On the ball tackle, one leg taken above horizontal, other foot barely goes six inches off the ground, player lands on side
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