Rugby, F1, RL fencing and some links
Feb. 5th, 2013 04:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
redfiona99Re: last rugby post - this is what I meant by Castrogiovanni looking like he was ready to murderise someone - http://brightnshinythings.tumblr.com/post/42293739457 So glad I wasn't playing against him.
The French rugby union team continue to be ... themselves. Trying to guess how they'll play is a fool's game, but I think they were paying for not having specialists in their second row. I have no doubt that over a 100 yard dash or bench pressing, the French would win, but in rucking and all the various diabolic arts thereto attached (i.e. the stuff that actually goes on on the pitch), the Italians were going to win every day. See also, the basis for a lot of recent Irish victories against England.
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Formula 1 - The best thing about the new season is Gary Anderson talking about the new cars and the changes from last year's specifications. Of particular interest are his comments about the new Red Bull (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/21313453). I also like that he apparently grades on a scale, because he's nice about the Marussia (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/21335626) and scathing about the Mercedes (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula-one/21322248), even though Mercedes will probably finish higher in the end of season standings.
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Fencing:
Guess who is ranked 100th in the country? Boom!!
Now to stay there, despite one of my favourite competitions not being run and me having points to defend from it.
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Some fun links -
A photo gallery of this season's F1 cars - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/21261099
ATOS declare Richard III fit for work - http://tompride.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/atos-declare-richard-iii-fit-for-work/
Well, it makes a change from the Blackadder jokes and all the locals pointing out exactly how much Richard III owes in parking fines :) (Link care of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
nwhyte)
Someone else's Castrogiovanni picspam - http://brightnshinythings.tumblr.com/post/42293488652/dreezlebub-italy-23-18-france Castro owns an Italian restaurant out in one of the little villages round Leicester, and is apparently beloved by every small child that has ever entered it because he does things like jumping out at them and pretending to eat them.
Sebastian Chabal's comment on France vs Italy - http://brightnshinythings.tumblr.com/post/42293336092/mylittlebinky-a-tweet-by-chabal-during-italy-v In his defence, he was really nice about Italy after the match, making it quite clear that they'd won the match rather than France losing it.
A taxonomy of wrestler's names - http://files.sharenator.com/PCL_ProWrestlers_Zoom3-s2000x2659-221663.jpg.html
The French rugby union team continue to be ... themselves. Trying to guess how they'll play is a fool's game, but I think they were paying for not having specialists in their second row. I have no doubt that over a 100 yard dash or bench pressing, the French would win, but in rucking and all the various diabolic arts thereto attached (i.e. the stuff that actually goes on on the pitch), the Italians were going to win every day. See also, the basis for a lot of recent Irish victories against England.
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Formula 1 - The best thing about the new season is Gary Anderson talking about the new cars and the changes from last year's specifications. Of particular interest are his comments about the new Red Bull (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/21313453). I also like that he apparently grades on a scale, because he's nice about the Marussia (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/21335626) and scathing about the Mercedes (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula-one/21322248), even though Mercedes will probably finish higher in the end of season standings.
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Fencing:
Guess who is ranked 100th in the country? Boom!!
Now to stay there, despite one of my favourite competitions not being run and me having points to defend from it.
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Some fun links -
A photo gallery of this season's F1 cars - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/21261099
ATOS declare Richard III fit for work - http://tompride.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/atos-declare-richard-iii-fit-for-work/
Well, it makes a change from the Blackadder jokes and all the locals pointing out exactly how much Richard III owes in parking fines :) (Link care of
nwhyte)Someone else's Castrogiovanni picspam - http://brightnshinythings.tumblr.com/post/42293488652/dreezlebub-italy-23-18-france Castro owns an Italian restaurant out in one of the little villages round Leicester, and is apparently beloved by every small child that has ever entered it because he does things like jumping out at them and pretending to eat them.
Sebastian Chabal's comment on France vs Italy - http://brightnshinythings.tumblr.com/post/42293336092/mylittlebinky-a-tweet-by-chabal-during-italy-v In his defence, he was really nice about Italy after the match, making it quite clear that they'd won the match rather than France losing it.
A taxonomy of wrestler's names - http://files.sharenator.com/PCL_ProWrestlers_Zoom3-s2000x2659-221663.jpg.html
