Monthly Archives: October 2007

‘Merde’ is probably one of the few French words english-speakers understand from a very early age. I can’t remember how or why I happened to learn the French for ‘shit’, but in all likelihood it wasn’t thanks to my French professor at school. ‘Merde’ also happens to be in the title of Stephen Clark’s best-selling [...]

England’s rugby team played their joker on Saturday night. The unsuspecting French failed to notice the competitive advantage attached to Josh Lewsey’s top lip and chin before it was too late. The winger bounded over the line within the first few seconds of play to score the opening try – thanks in no small part [...]

Well the rugby world was turned on it’s head yesterday as the Northern Hemisphere teams showed that the supposed dominance of the Southern Hemisphere was once again little more than hot air. England’s turn-around from hopeless losers some five months ago – to World Cup semi-finalists can’t be explained in simple terms, nor can France’s [...]

I’m a big fan of the fifteen man game, and so you can imagine my excitement when the Rugby World Cup kicked off in France a few weeks ago. However, it’s all been a bit of a wet balloon. The French TV coverage has been scant to say the least. Naturally, in their ‘chauvinism’, TF1 [...]