Rugby Rumours Volume 3

The team crosses its collective fingers for the safe delivery of a child to Mr and Mrs Iwasaki in the next few days. In a break from tradition, it will apparently be Jo's turn to handle photography and medical supplies.

Still on the baby front...

Blake's parents recently came by to see 3 month old Tomoki. However Mr Walker Senior's originally delighted face soon clouded over upon observing his grandson's poor ball handling.

In more Team News...

We won't be seeing Mr. Sauco for a while, as work continues in China. He is behind on a shipment of 50,000 photocopies of Louis Vitton's autobiography.

E./ has finally given up mucking around with computers to become a motivational speaker. Some of his fan club members credit him with semi-miraculous healing powers...

• The lady at the center of the England squad hotel-rape scandal used to be Chris Fearon's Pilates teacher.

• After a famous hit to destroy the knee of an opposition No. 9, Paulo expressed some regrets. It apparently took 4 days to remove all the cartilage from his teeth.

• Conlon, Thompson and Sherpa Nimmo raised a Kings Ransom for charity by completing a 100km walk in May. Steve Bull gamely attempted the challenge, but had to pull a Captain Oates about half-way through. 

• Kevin tackles at 110% to relieve the day to day stresses of driving a fork-lift.

• Manager Harris recovered from 2 crushed vertebrae to manly struggle through Sunday's training session only to suffer a relapse later in the day, about 5 minutes before washing-up time.