Talking Bollocks

Ranging from “Can’t get enough heavy metal” to “Bring on Bolero”

Ageing well

Starters in bold. Props (6): Genge, Furlong, Porter, Fagerson, Stuart, Scheoman Hookers (3): Sheenan, George, Kelleher 2nd Row (5): Itoje, McCarthy, Beirne, Chessum, Ryan Back Row (6): Doris, T Curry, Earls, van der Flier, J Willis, Morgan Scrum half (3): Gibson Park, Mitchell, White Fly half (3): Russell, F Smith, Pendergrass Centres (6): Tuipulotu, Ringrose,

Ireland 42 vs Wales 10, 6 trys to 1 England 17 vs Scotland 15, 2 trys each Italy 15 vs France 30, 2 trys to 4

Just in case you were wondering … 426 points from This is an interesting link:Guinness Men’s Six Nations Statistics – 2025 – Guinness Men’s Six Nations Bring on the Irish!

Remember it is all about scoring points ..

Are these the cormorant equivalent of Paul and Bob (in Gone Fishing)? “Hey Bob, who are these 4 geezers?” “I don’t know Paul. They look like they are out for a walk but a bit lost. All they have to do is to keep walking around the reservoir and they will get back to where

Just a few days to go before we get together for the first day of this year’s Henley Royal Regatta. Bob is flying out to the US of A and so Mikey (hereinafter referred to as Young Michael) will join us instead. Over 4,000 rowers are due to compete over 6 days. There are 771

As the weather improves we like to book in a series of walks together. Roughly once a month. We take it in turns to plan the route, which can be urban or rural – even a combination of both – but the ground rules are simple. Start with a coffee, end with a beer, and

The Bullingdon Burglar treasure hunt around Oxford is a future U4 outing. The walk challenges the participants to solve the mystery of who stole the golden cricket bat from 5 given suspects. Clues are gather during the walk through Oxford City starting at the Chequers Pub and ending at the Bear. The walk is circa

An easy win for England in the end.

Went to see the Bikeriders movie at Everyman on Wednesday evening. Apart from the fact that the guy next to me was munching through a heavily relish garnished burger that smelt of tomato and onion, it was an interesting experience. Quite dark and moody in places. I expected more action and less slow talking (think

It’s loud!

An interesting film and unlike the normal rock star biopics. The director mixes time frames, music, historical events and politics in a way that grips the viewer without losing the meaning and story. It takes a few minutes to tune in to the West Indian dialect. A good watch just need the whiff of weed

February Meet-Up