Posted on July 13, 2008 by Paul Groves
Some interesting Sunday reading around today.
Various things have caught my eye whilst having a trawl.
The story behind the biggest attempted bank fraud in British history sounds a bit like the plot for a thriller and the fact that the young bank clerk jailed for the crime won’t divulge his accomplices adds a twist that means [...]
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Posted on March 16, 2008 by Paul Groves
Italy 23 - Scotland 20
England 33 - Ireland 10
Wales 29 - France 12
A Welsh Grand Slam. A new English star is born. The Italians make their new coach shed a tear.
It was quite an end to the 2008 Six Nations and arguably three of the best rugby matches in this year’s tournament.
The Italians claimed a last-minute win [...]
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Posted on March 9, 2008 by Paul Groves
Ireland 12 - Wales 16
Scotland 15 - England 9
France 25 - Italy 13
Forget about dedication, control is what you need if you’re going to be the best and beat the rest.
On the penultimate weekend of the 2008 Six Nations, Wales exerted the type of control against Ireland that brought about a deserved win, a Triple Crown and [...]
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Posted on February 25, 2008 by Paul Groves
Wales 47 - Italy 8
Ireland 34 - Scotland 13
France 13 - England 24
It was a super Saturday for the third round of the 2008 Six Nations with all three matches sandwiched between 3pm and 8pm.
The prospects for a day of tries, tries and yet more tries looked good as Wales put a stuttering first half performance [...]
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Posted on February 11, 2008 by Paul Groves
Wales 30 - Scotland 15
France 26 - Ireland 21
Italy 19 - England 23
“For God’s sake!”
The quote of the second week of the 2008 Six Nations had to come from an apoplectic Brian Moore, his face the colour of beetroot as he commented on England’s stumbling win against Italy.
I’m only guessing that his face had turned the shade [...]
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Posted on February 3, 2008 by Paul Groves
Ireland 16 - Italy 11
England 19 - Wales 26
Scotland 6 - France 27
If the build up to the 2008 Six Nations was characterised by uncertainty - new coaches, old players, different styles - then the first week was afflicted by nerves and hesitancy.
From the dour opening match in Dublin - an unconvincing Ireland ground out [...]
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