Bordeaux really enjoying taking the piss out there

Hahaha. Pollock the pantomime villain is going to have a lot of fun on every visit to France

Bordeaux trying to strip the ball from van der Mescht

On the McEwan’s Champion tonight #DryJanuary

Finish up with the Scarlets game just in time to watch Nuts In May. Watching Scarlets these days brings out the same response…

A lot of Jac Morgan love in this piece Alex Mitchell: From Borthwick’s odd man out to cool head marshalling England www.thetimes.com/article/ff4c...

Me attempting to make sense of that first half #SCAvPAU

3 tries conceded in no time at all

*coin toss* Ok Scarlets v Pau it is

Tom Bowen is a lot of fun to watch #CARvR92

Just as well it’s half time, because Heward looks utterly spent after that sprint. What an fantastically unserious half of rugby

Bulls defence coach

Barbeary having another rollickingly good game for Bath. Sela also very good for an infant tighthead

Right wing press with collective amnesia as we enter the business end of ‘finding out’

BRING. IT. ON Absolutely shitting themselves in the 1st class carriage of the gravy train. www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/...

Not sure 2026 can recover from this

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“Obviously the global nuclear war and systematic hunting down of survivors was unfortunate, but Skynet is now offering compulsory work opportunities for those humans now captured” explained Sir Paul Nurse

Anatomy of a shambolic tour: how England’s Ashes dream turned to dust www.thetimes.com/article/b4f0...

Shouldn’t be the only time we see this sort of headline in the next decade….

Would be a good pick up for Sale, also Kpoku because Racing is such a flaky, unserious club. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...

Strong ‘turns out to be The Master in Dr Who reboot’ vibe

Proper rucking

Just had to have an emergency shave, because after 3 weeks off over Christmas I now look like the subject of True Crime podcast. Also camera on Teams meetings can fuck all the way off

Other than ‘Grok’ did no such thing, most of the disturbing images are requested by paid subscribers* *Musk’s incel army

Newcastle aren’t pissing about with their recruitment. Raffi Quirke to be next signing for Newcastle Red Bulls www.thetimes.com/article/c164...

Hyperloop, manned Mars missions and now what Dr fucking Grok. Instead we have spontaneously combusting cars and a porn factory for nazi incels.

Cat just turfed me out of my office. I had the a light on past the the cut off point where it becomes his bedroom. Much performative huffing and turning around until I got the message

Given the nature of his latest sacking, and very public pissing you would thought a period of quiet and reflection would be in order. Though I’m not sure he casts a reflection….

Fined the maximum and a final warning. Seems suboptimal, but if there’s a personal redemption arc to be had, he only has to look at his skipper. Harry Brook has shown little sign he is fit to lead England right now www.thetimes.com/article/ebe1...

Cameron Winter is going to be this years M.J. Lenderman as far as my listening is concerned

Not a surprise, and on balance probably the right move. Though ‘exploring additional investment’ on top of the CVC 27% seems *very Sir Humphrey voice* a bold decision Gallagher Prem: Plan for expanded, ring-fenced league from 2029 www.thetimes.com/article/3a77...

Every picture brings a new level of wow. The understated office a particular delight…..

Part of the WRU board seemingly want to offload Cardiff to Y11 on the basis that it helps them out of a hole regardless of the offer. Good luck with that magical thinking lads. www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/...

*gazes at shoes*

Absolutely fucking tremendous from the FT.

Look you all go off and enjoy your so called Six Nations, we have meetings, committees and coups to arrange #TheTrueWelshWay www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/...

We used to be a country latest….

Newcastle signing Rusi Tuima to join Sotutu in the back row for next season is a *forceful* bit of business

Apex predator…….

Eating fruit and kefir with my mid morning coffee rather than chocolate, cheese or pate

Already some beef brewing in a work Teams group

Glad I don’t have to go into the office *pours another coffee*

Looks at work inbox after three and half weeks off

New year, new…..oh www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...