- Bryn Palmer
- 20 Sep 07, 10:49 PM
Paris - A phenomenon sweeping across France will reach a new peak in Paris on Friday.
With the country on tenterhooks for the do-or-die World Cup clash with Ireland, the man they call “L’Homme des Cavernes” (The Caveman) will rumble into the Stade de France with millions roaring him on around the country.
Sebastien Chabal, the shaggy-haired, bearded behemoth beloved of Sale fans, has belatedly found fame and popularity in his own country.
His image is everywhere, on television, publicity posters, newspapers. He even has his own puppet in France’s version of Spitting Image, “Les Guignols de l’info”.
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- Sean Davies
- 20 Sep 07, 10:07 PM
Wales ratings v Japan
Cardiff – I was at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Thursday for Wales’ Pool B game against Japan.
Here’s how I rated the individual Wales players’ performances. See what you think and let us know what you made of the performance.
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- Bryn Palmer
- 20 Sep 07, 12:16 PM
Paris - It is not only England it seems who are struggling to translate training-ground effort into match-day mettle.
The good news for Scotland supporters is that Italy are proving equally inept.
Continue reading "Succour for Scots in Italy mind games"
- Ryan Jones
- 20 Sep 07, 11:42 AM
Swansea - With the crunch group match against Australia having come and gone, tonight’s match against Japan has the feeling of a fresh start about it.
Everything Wales have done since the Six Nations has been done with that Australia game in mind and of course we would have hoped to emerge victorious from it. However that wasn’t to be and now that the Plan A has been derailed, it’s time for us to crack on with Plan B.
The primary goal still remains a quarter-final berth and to get there as group runners-up we must first negotiate the challenges of the final two group games, starting with the Japanese.
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