Those of you who know me well will know that I have a tendency to sound off about the stupid old men in blazers who run sports. There are lots of reasons to get mad at them, but as far as stupidity goes, the Anglo-Welsh Cup (currently sponsored by EDF Energy) is a classic of bad design.
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Rugby
Attention Bay Area Rugby Fans
Tomorrow is the big game. The US Eagles play Uruguay at Stanford University for a place in next year’s Rugby World Cup. Details here. Admission is free.
Well actually, having thrashed Uruguay 43-13 in Montevideo last weekend, all the Eagles need to do to qualify is avoid losing by more than 29 points. But it is better to go into the tournament with a positive statement, right?
And assuming that they do qualify, the Eagles get to play in a group with England, South Africa, Samoa and one qualifier yet to be decided. South Africa will be tough (hi Grant!) and the Samoans are big and determined. England should be a push-over the way they have been playing of late.
So, no need to spend all weekend at Silicon. Get out there and support your team.
Look, Content!
I’ve spent a little while this evening moving over my Rugby for Gridiron Fans article from the old version of my site to this one. Thankfully it required very little updating, though of course there may still be errors.
Next up, Cricket for Baseball Fans. It is mostly written.
Techie stuff follows.