Babbling 'brook

BBC did a programme on the petty criminal turned double agent Eddie Chapman a year or so ago. Interesting life. Being imprisoned in Jersey, escaping when German occupation came, becoming a Nazi agent and then double agent and getting a few quid along the way. Think he was awarded the Iron Cross whil...

Wasn't expecting No. 9.

http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/rank-m ... y-players/

Henson confirmed signing to London Welsh.

If they end up as whipping boys of the Premiership with little or no support will be interesting to see how long he lasts.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/18770102

Painful celebration by two Scots at the end:
http://www.twitvid.com/WS6LG

All attendance figures announced at all RaboDirect Pro12 fixtures throughout the league are for tickets sold. Regardless of any of the petty stuff, this is the most interesting / important part. Are you absolutely sure about this? I know this used to be the case, but didn't the league make a point ...

Nothing's been won yet. In 2009 we were well beaten in Thomond and Munster went on to win their quarter final easily before meeting us in the Heineken Cup. Back then there seemed to be a pretty big gulf between the sides and we all know what happened. I don't think we should get carried away. We ha...

On RTE Radio 1 now.

Rumours of a six month stint to Treviso from next season!

Boost for Italian and Rabo rugby is so.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all- ... abbaticals

Hartley cited for the bite on Ferris. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/england/9154101/England-hooker-Dylan-Hartley-cited-for-biting-Ireland-flanker-Stephen-Ferris.html Not sure if dreaming or not but did he also bite one of our front row in Cardiff last year? Can't see the ...

Listened to Brian Moore on Desert Island Discs a couple of weeks back. Worth a listen to as you will understand more about how his mind works or not. Think Brian Moore is good to listen to and read. Might not agree with everything he says but has a passion and well thouught out arguments most of th...

Maybe he'll give some of his wage to the physiotherapist Steph Brennan.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyu ... g-off.html

Looking like O'Connell out for the six nations and possibly Munster's quarter final.

http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/rugby/ ... 39764.html

Setanta reporting that the Parks move is agreed, starting next season on a two year deal:
http://www.setanta.com/ie/Articles/2012 ... id-132422/

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Hopefully a two payment date option again.

Thought we'd have a bit more info on it by now.

17-13
Scotland doing well. Enjoying this one.

Scotland 7 France 0 (17mins)

Scotland doing well so far. Not letting the French play too much.

The real question is why you'd bother tuning in for coverage of that joke of a tournament at all. :-) My thoughts exactly. UPC told me it wasn't available in the ROI but it wasn't blocked out. Not that I had any interest in it anyway. I did catch a quick glimpse of Jim Mallinder's shiny head though...

Ireland squad Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) Tommy Bowe (Ospreys) Tom Court (Malone/Ulster) Sean Cronin (St. Mary's College/Leinster) Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster) Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) Stephen Ferris (Dungannon/Ulster) Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) Jamie Heaslip (Naas/Leinster) Ch...

Tuned in for the Anglo-Welsh coverage but blocked on NTL Digital. Switch on the non-digital NTL signal and there it is. Take it NTL have to do this for some broadcasting rights but a bit of a farce when you can see it on the non digital service. Suppose once the digital switch over is complete we'll...