- Mike Carr
- 31 Aug 07, 12:27 PM
It doesn't seem like four years ago that Jonny Wilkinson was winning the World Cup for England, but here we go again with the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
In fact if you're nostalgic for the moment that Wilkinson sealed the Webb Ellis Trophy for his country, you can watch a re-enactment with John Inverdale, Matt Dawson, Phil Williams, Mark Pougatch, Mark Saggers and Spoony, and also create your own version - but this is just part of the BBC's build-up to the tournament, which starts on Friday 7 September.
Inverdale and company's video is available with out-takes on the BBC Radio 5 live website and also on YouTube, where you will be invited to have a go yourself. And there's more fun available this week as you wait for the action to start, including a game, called DropClick, where you can test your knowledge of rugby union.
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- Ben Dirs
- 30 Aug 07, 10:16 AM
The other day, as I passed a queue snaking out of the door of a KFC in Romford High Street and became embroiled in my third set-to of the afternoon, a voice appeared in my head.
“Dirsy,” it said, sounding a lot like Richard Littlejohn, “it’s time you gave this great country of yours and the rabid lunatics that infest it a swerve for a month or two.”
As luck would have it, Tommy Fordyce and I are off on Monday to the Rugby World Cup in France, a country that has given the world more than its fair share of culture and sophistication down the years.
Indeed, to paraphrase the mighty Bob Hoskins in The Long Good Friday, a little bit more than a Chicken Zinger Burger - know what I mean?
“TWO BLOKES JOLLYING IT UP ROUND FRANCE IN A FIVE-BERTH WINNEBAGO FOR SEVEN WEEKS?” I hear the angrier licence fee payers among you splutter.
Well, yes. And no.
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- Alex Trickett
- 28 Aug 07, 10:16 AM
Keep reading this blog for all the latest from rugby union's showpiece event in France.
News and reports will be on the BBC Sport website but we hope to bring you the colour and gossip behind the scenes right here.
In particular, two of our journalists - Tom Fordyce and Ben Dirs - will be blogging their way around France in a camper van.
They - like all of our bloggers - are keen to hear your views. We want people to engage and comment on what we have to say.
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