I remember onetime I went out for a skittles evening with the schoolteachers at the school i was working at. The PE teachers grabbed the skittles and no one else had a go all night. The rest of the staff watched morosely sipping their drinks while the 'competitive' types annexed the skittle alley.

Thats how it is with sports people Mike. They could no more lose intentionally than fly round the room. Except for thr ones taking a bribe.