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Rugby World Cup 2003 - On a Lighter Note
Following complaints made to the IRB about the All Blacks being allowed to motivate themselves by performing the 'Haka' before their games, other nations were asked to suggest pre-match rituals of their own.

The IRB Rugby World Cup 2003 Organising Committee as now agreed to the following pre-match displays:

The England team will chat about the weather, wave hankies in the air and attach bells to their ankles before moaning about how they invented the game and gave it to the world, and how it's not fair that everyone still thinks New Zealand are the best team in the world.

The Scotland team will chant "You lookin' at me Jimmy?" before smashing an Iron Bru bottle over their opponents' heads.

The Ireland team will split into two, with the Southern half performing a Riverdance, while the Northerners march the Traditional route from their dressing room to the pitch, via their opponents' dressing room.

Unfortunately the Committee was unable to accept the Welsh suggestion following representations from the RSPCA.

Argentina will unexpectedly invade a small part of opposition territory, claim it as their own "Las In-Goals-Areas" and then be forcibly removed by the match stewards.

Two members of the South African team will claim to be more important than the other 13 whom they will imprison between the posts whilst they claim the rest of the pitch for themselves.

The Americans will not attend until almost full time. In future years they will amend the records to show that they were in fact the most important team in the tournament and Hollywood will make a film called 'Saving No.8 Lyle'.

Five of the Canadian team will sing La Marseillaise and hold the rest of the team to ransom.

The Spanish will sneak into the other half of the pitch, mow it and then claim that it was all in line with European "grass quotas".? They will then curl up under the posts and have a kip until half time, when their appeal for compensation against the UK Government will be heard.

The Japanese will attempt to strengthen their team by offering good salaries to the key opposition players and then run around the pitch at high speed in a highly efficient manner before buying the ground (with a subsidy from the UK Government).

The French will make proclamations they have new scientific evidence that the opposition are in fact all mad. They will then park lorries across the halfway line, let sheep loose in the opposition half (much to the delight of Wales!) and burn the officials.

The Australians will light a barbie and negotiate lucrative singing and TV contracts in the UK. They will then invite all their mates to come and live with them in Shepherds Bush.

Vicar of Dibley Skewen (aka Julie Wicks - Team Secretary) looks for
Divine Intervention as the final touches are put to Neath's 2003-4 Squad

Two slightly confused Neath rugby fans with the soccer premiership cup.

Star Trip to Beziers

Just thought I'd e-mail you a picture of the birthday cake I made myself for my 16th birthday. Hope you like it! - Nicola, Leicester, England.

Lyn Jones's Barmy Army in Bourgoin

A Tale of Two Bretts

The Cambrian Brothers are pleased to announce that their latest release "Coach (Philosophy Mix)" featuring the lead vocals of Wales's greatest rugby coach is available as a free download at: http://rugbyfootball.com/multimedia/mp3s/the_cambrian_brothers.mp3
Not for the faint hearted and in keeping with the club's dark image, Lyn Jones unique version of "Climb Every Mountain",added to The Cambrian Brothers' spectral soundscape, creates something new in the tradition of the rugby song. Thanks to the big man himself for giving us his permission to use the vocals on the on-line forum.

How's this for silly stuff.
My loving husband thought I could do with a holiday as it's been such a miserable winter. So he went along to the travel agents all on his own and booked a break on the Costa Del Sol. Ah there's lovely I hear you say ! Now for the bad news, we're due to fly out of Cardiff at 7am on Sunday 13 May . How could he do this to a Black when we all know that when we've eliminated the Jacks on Saturday we're heading for the Final. I know where I'll be on Cup Final Day!! NEATH NEATH NEATH
Ros Whitney
(P.S. anybody want a fortnight on the Costa ? )

Neath Squad Open Pub

A Neath valley pub The Aubrey Arms has recently been renovated, the owner Hywel Griffiths (Neath RFC weight training coach) has renamed the pub it is now called the All Black Arms. We would like to wish Hywel all the best for the future.

Mike Rees's Barmy Army (in Connacht)