I have a tee shirt with that quote on!

I don't know what it is about rugby (union), but I love it! I don't pretend to understand all the little nuances of the game, but I've grasped the main points and try to see as much of it on TV as I can. (Roll on the World Cup!) All I am waiting for now is to be able to persuade my daughter's boyfriend (winger for Selby RUFC when in his teens, and before he broke his ankle a couple of times) to escort me to Headingley for a Leeds Tykes match. That's the nearest "big" side.

My son lives in Cardiff. Used to go to Glamorgan Uni near Pontypridd, where some of the Welsh national side used to use the gym. He used to play either tight-head prop or hooker for his school till he developed knee problems at about 15 years old. What a waste...6'4"...14/15 stone...24 years old. He tries to keep his weight down now, and is into kitesurfing instead.

HuwG - the first time I saw one of the vicars in our parish, he was in church sporting a black eye. Before we started the service, he announced that his wife hadn't lamped him one with the frying pan...he'd been pulled out of retirement to play for Selby A! Big bloke. Castleford man. Played union but used to go most Sunday afternoons to watch the Tigers.

Andrea