RWC quiz

Right.

Big games tomorrow (NZ time) I’ve a trivia quiz for our rugby loving members but not quite now, I’ll be publishing the quiz about this time tomorrow, just to keep you tossing and turning ’till you wait for the kickoffs 😉

In the meantime name the players sent off in this game (I was there), which became known as ‘The Battle of the Boet” (our stadium was called the Boet Erasmus stadium)

Of course our province was known for no nonsense hard rugby, in fact the 1st “Battle of the Boet” that I saw was actually between Willie John’s Lions and Eastern Province (yes, I was there, as I was at the test)

Try and get the names before the announcer, here’s a clue, 3 were sent off, perhaps still a RWC record!

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ANC worse than apartheid govt: Tutu

Update October 5:

Well, once again, today it’s been all over our radio news bulletins and talk shows, I wanted to try and find The Arch’s outburst in full but couldn’t, he got quite angry and very emotional, here’s the only excerpt that I can find so far, it’s only 55 seconds but I’m sure you’ll get the idea

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The Imminent Wedding

Zorb of Klig slithered across the room on five of his tentacles, swiveled his single green eye towards her and bid a hearty hello to his inamorata, the lady Billa of Arachnia.  She had curled her millipedal self into a perfect spiral in the middle of her favorite armchair and was awaiting his arrival with interest.

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Ewelme

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Sunday afternoon and a beautiful day, so we called into Ewelme and had a wander. Very pretty village in the Chilterns, with lots of interesting history, and watercress beds!

We visited the Church, the School and almshouses and then adjourned to the pub for a cooling ale or two.

To give you some idea of the place, do follow the links above. They are all extracts from a book,

Ewelme – A Romantic Village, its Past and Present, its People and its History by Mrs M Prister-Crutwell.