A QUICK shout out for any school teams – U16 and U18 –wishing to compete at an international Sevens tournament over Armistice weekend next year in France, at RC Compiegne just down the road from where the Peace treaties ending World War 1 were signed on November 11, 1918.
John Dennison, who is also organising the Rugby Memorial Project, which has been gathering details of rugby players from around the world who lost their lives in the conflict, is the organiser in chief with an International Military 7s tournament also planned and concluding with a charity game featuring former Test players of varying vintages. It should be some occasion. Anybody interested should email JohnRugbyMemorial@gmail.com
Try of the week: Last Sunday when some high octane multiphase rugby at the death saw Quins snatch a remarkable 30-29 Anglo-Welsh Cup win over at Sarries with a try from their outstanding Samoan hooker Elia Elia.
Quotes of the week: “She found there were three lady spirits who had married themselves on to me for the last three years. The spirits wanted me for themselves – they wanted to punish me and injuring me was the way to do it.” Manu Tuilagi's injury problems are explained to him by a witch doctor in Samoa.
Champagne moment: Twenty three large glasses please for the England Deaf XV who came back from a 20-0 deficit to beat the New Zealand Deaf XV 24-20 on Wednesday night.
On this day: November 12, 1996, Western Samoa, as they still were, scored five tries in trouncing Ireland 4-25 at Lansdowne Road.
Quiz question: How many Test matches have England played in Samoa? A: 8 B: 0 C: 6 Answer to last week: C: 1 Wales had beaten Australia once in 13 attempts under Warren Gatland prior to yesterday.
Diary marker: This coming Saturday is a big one internationally but for all sorts of reasons Georgia's first Test against Wales at the Millennium stadium resonates.
