Slammed and it wasn’t…
...grand. Can't say I was feeling that confident about an England grand slam before Saturday's game. My confidence having dropped over the last couple of outings. And then the ref being announced. ...read this Blog post →
Was that the making of this England…
...team? The previous two home victories, against New Zealand and Scotland, were good but was winning away in Ireland the indication of where this England rugby team is under Stuart Lancaster? ...read this Blog post →
Tags → 6 Nations, Alex Goode, Ben Youngs, England, France, Ireland, Irish, James Haskell, Jocks, New Zealand, Owen Farrell, Rugby, Rugby Union, Six Nations, Stuart Lancaster
Have the teams in the Euros been trying to make England…
...feel good about themselves? Opening games of tournaments have become increasingly cagey affairs, teams scared of getting off to a bad start, leading to some dire football and said teams ending up on the wrong end of a bad start. ...read this Blog post →
Rory Gallagher…
...sixteen years on. It's sixteen years ago today that one of the great guitar players died, at the age of 47, Rory Gallagher. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → guitar, Ireland, Irish, Irish Tour 74, Peter Green, Rory Gallagher
England have to butcher at least on Grand Slam…
...hell more than one at times. It was no surprise that the current England side butchered the Grand Slam chance against Ireland they aren't in the class of the 1990 or late 90s early 2000s sides. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → England, Grand Slam, Ireland, Irish, Jocks, Martin Johnson, Six Nations, Toby Flood, Will Carling, World Cup
Effectology volume 21…
...turn you guitar into a string synth and tin whistle. Bill Ruppert is back for St. Patrick's day getting some Oirish tin whistle sounds out of his guitar. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → Bill Ruppert, Effectology, Effects Pedal, EHX, Electro Harmonix, FX, FX pedals, guitar, Guitar Effects, Irish, synth, tin whistle
Who says England aren't good to the…
...Jocks. After all they repeatedly do their best to make the Jocks look good on a rugby pitch and they were at it again on Sunday as they struggled to keep the Grand Slam dream alive. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → 6 Nations, Andy Robinson, England, France, Grand Slam, Ireland, Irish, Italy, Jocks, Jonny Wilkinson, Rugby, Toby Flood, Wales
Plumbing new depths is the English…
...way. England batting, bowling and fielding like bums shouldn't take away from a great victory by Ireland in the World Cup or the great innings by Kevin O'Brien. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → Dutch, England, Ian Bell, India, Ireland, Irish, Jimmy Anderson, Jonathan Trott, Kevin O'Brien, Kevin Pietersen, Netherlands, ODI, South Africa, Stuart Broad, World Cup
Was it a game better not…
...won? England could have quite easily have beaten Ireland on Saturday in the Six Nations, is it better that they didn't? ...read this Blog post →
Tags → 6 Nations, England, Ireland, Irish, Jonny Wilkinson, Martin Johnson, NFL, Rugby, Rugby Union, Six Nations, Sport
Now that's the England we…
...remember and hate. The England rugby side that puts in shockingly awful performances that are followed up by the manager and captain saying how great they were. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → 6 Nations, Andy Robinson, captain, England, Ireland, Irish, Italy, Martin Johnson, Rugby, Rugby Union, Six Nations, Sport, Steve Borthwick, Wales
Effectology volume 12…
...the Uilleann pipes. Bill Ruppert is back with his Effectology videos, this time getting the sound of Ireland from his guitar and some Electro-Harmonix effect pedals. ...read this Blog post →