Swansea born flankers are known for their scrupulous fair play. He is a massive statistical outlier.

I'm guessing your stint as Y11's contracts negotiations lead has not gone entirely smoothly?

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Morning Ospreys

Sorry Ed. Anyway best of luck trying to make the Blues big again.

Ed, I want to make clear that I am not insinuating that HoL are a bunch of crooks. Thank you for the opportunity to emphasise that.

Anyway, I thought you were now part of Y11's media team?

Walsh would be your best 10 or 15, but he's a bit beyond the House of Luxury budget I think. Impressive as their investment is, obviously.

Ed, you'll have seen more of him than us. Is he ready to step up a level?

They're the reason Wales voted against their RWC bid too.

If you mean who was the most outstandingly brilliant figure in any sport ever... it's Don Bradman. There's then this vast, lonely emptiness of a gap before there's a group of other people.

I just assumed Cork closed down once the ferry to Swansea finished. Incredible it's still going.

The bid must have lost by an overwhelming amount. Otherwise a completely neutral TMO would have come in and ruled in Ireland's favour.

There was a season or two when Tommy Bowe was absolutely brilliant.

He spoke to the ref, Ed. More than once. Absolutely shocking from a #rugbyvalues perspective. Think Wales need to make an example of him.

I just hope that the WRU takes a look at Ben Thomas' rantings at the ref, and decides a long ban from international rugby is appropriate.

Unusually pro Blues, Ed? You're not on the Y11 payroll are you?

Is it because bowlers have to learn to live with bias?

In fairness, he did do a lot of drugs.

I'm not sure left / right analysis works with these people? They're just nutters with a mish mash of conflicting slogans. Labour is well rid of them.

I think he's in Scarlet's region though. They'll do nothing useful.

A period of silence from Paddington and James (who I sometimes get mixed up tbh) would be most welcome.

Too much whimsy around, Peter. Everything is infantilised to an unbearable sweetness. I blame that twat Paddington.

Can the constituent clubs call a vote of no confidence?

I usually look at what you and Andy Howell write before I feel fully informed on a subject. Andy's not stated his position on this one, so I'll stay on the fence for now.

Waterstones will have it in the 'Humour' section.

When @seiwilliams.bsky.social chronicles the decline and fall of Irish rugby, he needs to mention how their purchase of results masked the start of the collapse.

They seem to have budgeted on us winning the 6n.

In fairness I did win big on a similar bet in 1994, so hard for me to criticise.

Damning with faint praise.

Isn't the issue that he's a bloke? A bloke punching women in a sports event for women? Isn't this quite straightforwardly a bad thing?

At this point I don't wish to confirm or deny any discussions. I will say that if I take the role, I want Dave Reddin alongside me.

He's just building up to a cap throwing video hopefully.