Monthly Archives: December 2012

Not The Honey Badger Diaries (II)

Posted on December 27, 2012 by

December 27th, 2012 Dear Dairy Haaaaa! Another thigh-slapper for starters! Thought that one up meself. See? It says Dear Dairy? Move a couple of letters around and it’d say Dear Diary? Jeez, I could really get the hang of this … Continue reading →

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Christmas with THE HASK

Posted on December 21, 2012 by

Greetings and salutations. It’s that time of year when everyone loosens up, relaxes and gets set to apply some DOMINATION to a massive feast. While you non-professional athletes may stuff your faces full of turkey and booze yourselves into a … Continue reading →

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Les Mots sur la Manche

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

Conquerors, finally. We went to Dublin and beat those fucking bastards who’ve been knocking us out of this trophy every year since forever. I, of course, was fabulous. The star of the show. 23 points. The little general. And so … Continue reading →

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It’s Always The Quiet Ones

Posted on December 19, 2012 by

Greetings, mortals. So, last week I was enjoying some WORLD CLASS TEXTUAL BANTER with none other than Dan Cole of England. You may have heard of him. And yes, I hear what you’re shouting at your laptops right now, “James, … Continue reading →

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The West’s Awake – A view from the Bottom Paddock: Claw tackles Biarritz

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

Holy feckin’ Dog! I was expecting a warm welcome once we got to Biarritz, but to see that they had brought weather straight from our own Achill Island was a joy to behold. Or at least it was whilst I … Continue reading →

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A View from on High – The Life and Times of Richie Gray at Manchester Scottish

Posted on December 16, 2012 by

It wasn’t meant to be like this. How can it be that I, the Small-Faced Chaos Machine, have been reduced to packing down in a scrum with Andy Powell’s massive idiot head placed firmly next to one of my butt cheeks? … Continue reading →

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Match Day Madness

Posted on December 15, 2012 by

Friday Results: EDINBURGH 3 – 15 RACING METRO 92 BIARRITZ 17 – 0 CONNACHT RUGBY Saturday’s Results: OSPREYS v  TOULOUSE 17 – 6 BENETTON TREVISO v  LEICESTER TIGERS 12 – 13 HARLEQUINS v  ZEBRE 53 – 5 EXETER CHIEFS v  SCARLETS 30 – 20 LEINSTER v  CLERMONT AUVERGNE 21 – 28 ULSTER v  NORTHAMPTON … Continue reading →

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