Even though he was last years player of the year, if you are picking on form Shane Williams should not be going. He is looking lost at Ospreys and did not have a six nations to remember (if you compare to last year). He no longer scares anyone

I am sort of loking too and saw these on ebay

Suntour 160mm forks

Anyone know anything about them? Rutland don’t seem to be selling them on their website, just their ebay shop and I cant see any reviews anywhere

It may be “wetter”, but I find it warmer when wet, and that is what I use my base layers for (don’t know if that is the correct use of a base layer). I tend to just use a 100 weight fleece and a merino wool top unless it is frosty or peeing it down

I got tendonitis in both my achilles during preseason training for rugby last summer. Got so bad I couldnt walk to the shower in the morning, and it was getting worse, even though i was paying a physio for 2 hrs a week (200e a week). The club recomended a different physio practice who managed to stop it getting worse but I still wasnt able to train or play. They sent me to a podiatrist where i got the news that the reason for the tendonitis was the way my foot falls. I was also suffering from arthritis in both my big toes as a result. She said that was it. No running at all, as it would cause deteriation of my toes and the tendons will never get better. So no rugby, no jogging, no triathlons or marathons (but cycling was ok, so not all bad). I was gutted. 30 years old and I was told I would never be able to run again. By this point I was getting more flexibility etc but still struggling in the mornings. The physio recomended a different podiatrist who gave me insoles to correct my footfall (previously told this would not help). By January i managed 4 laps of the pitch without too much reaction the next day. Wednesday night i played in a cup final infront of about 200 people at Musgrove Park in Cork (Munster’s second home), and although we lost, I was overjoyed inside. I still can’t go out for a jog or use a running machine (i dont understand why, but training with sprinting etc is fine, but constant pounding is not), but I can still play, and that is what really matters.

Happy days (and looking forward to next season and another final already!)

Rugby tour (my old team coming over to Ireland) so a pretty messy one, culminating in Munster QF in Limerick. Hope to get out on the bike on Monday to recover

So, God forbid, you were to have a car crash you would want the police to stay away? Or would you haul your bleeding ass off the tarmac and go and punch the nearest policeman?

Juan

What a ridiculous statement. Maybe you should think before you post?

CK – I agree with what you have said. I may be the only one on here, but there is a lot of sense in what you have said. He must have been able to see the police, and hear the dog, and I would hope that the police also verbally encouraged him to move out of the way, and he did not react. As yet we do not know the full story and until it comes out I will reserve my judgement, rather than tar the whole police force.

The moulded boots are out for rugby and the flood lights aren’t on at training anymore
Wild garlic along the sides of all the roads (so much you can smell it in the car)
Gorse has come out and everywhere that isn’t covered in garlic seems to be covered in their yellow flowers

Actionsports was the one I was after

Thanks y’all

You forgot the bit where one young girl tells another that she will never get married as she is ginger!!

Harsh, but fair I thought

I can’t build (although I am one of the STW structural engineers), and I wear my jeans at my waist, so yeah why not. In fact I am off to put the kettle on now

Barry’s Tea. The ultimate “builders brew”

Wow!! Looks like I need to get a photo

I am about to head out past a pheasant. The unusual thing is that it was my first and only kill (except insects). It gave me no chance as it casually strolled in front of my car last night…

Oh and one more – one of my best mates was in a sex education video, so you have probably seen him naked. He was the one being born

Oh yeah and was also mates with Emily Oldfield who you may remember having a boob job on a tv program called “When Boobs go Bust”

Almost all of her photographic portfolio is NSFW so I would recomend that only those on Joblesstrackworld google her or use the safe search

Was friends with Lucy Brown

Lucy Brown

and Ed Arriens who is a Brainiac

26″ here. I also struggle with trousers as I have a relatively small waist (32″)

It is quantity not quality on a weekend like this. Just dont want blood on the floor etc

I had one with a “tribal” pattern on – is that the one? Don’t know the figure, but there was room for a 2.1″ tyre and not much mud under the crown. I did put on a MX Comp 100mm fork but it wasnt right – felt all wrong and too heavy so I sold it

Mine was stock bar a suspension seatpost as the 1″ tyres are not very comfy. Would recomend a bigger ring at the front than a standard mtb if you are gonna keep it on the road. Oh and I had really long bar ends on that bent right back almost 45 degrees to the bar (anodised pink too!!)

These are great non iron shirts

They dont look like non iron shirts (they are normal thickness) but i never iron mine. Hang when wet and they are as good as new. Fold loosely to take to work in a bag

Spare socks at work for when it is really wet too

And definitely take a tube as it is quicker to replace and repair at your leisure, and a decent pump as flats inevitably happen when it is raining and you are late

Seconding the lights – never know when you might have to “work late”

Bike??

I went trekking in December a few years ago. It is pretty desolate but amazing country side. We trekked from Aslil IIRC on a 3 day trek and saw 2 British girls as the only “outsiders”. After an hour we left the roads and up until the last 2 hours on the last day we walked on paths only accesable by foot or donkey. Might see if I can get some photos up later. It was very cold at night, but there were beds on the roof of the bunk houses we slept in for the summer. I wanted to bike but there was nothing there when we were there as it was off season. Much prefered it to Marrakech (sp?)

I would love to go back and do some biking

Amputation is the only answer

Hope Solo – American scoresack protector

(sorry for Gladiators – thought they might count as “sport”)

Tomato?

(just joking!)

If a steak comes with a sauce I always think it is there to hide something

I was 6 weeks to playing rugby again, but 4 to being back on the bike (on road only). Really depends on your pain threshold and where it is. I got a knee in the back (playing rugby) so mine was just next to my spine between shoulder blades, and I struggled to move my arms at all for first week or so.

Dont have a picture of my old commuter but it was really “one of a kind”

Alu mtb frame painted badly with orange paint (with a brush so it was very uneven), which was very chipped down to the original aluminium and blue paint finish (think it was an old Trek)
On-One white forks
Singlespeed with chain tensioner (small and mid chainrings removed and as spacers I used spacers from my cleats with 2 holes instead of 1. All left at odd angles)
Mary Bars
Pedros dice grips
Avid single digit levers and deore V’s
Silver front wheel, black rear
bottle mount bolts missing
1″ tyres
Seatpost pretty much glued together

Was a bit “fakenger”, but no-one tried to nick it, it was comfy, light and did a lot of miles

Sold on Ebay to a bloke in Canary Wharf so may still be going

Dont bother going (unless you are bored at work!)
I went and was told that as it wasnt impeding my breathing (not coughing up blood etc), they would not treat it. Apparently it increases the likelyhood of chest infections if you get strapped up. I didnt get an X-ray, just told to take pain killers and if it was broken it would hurt for a while, and I would know when it was good enough for sports

This may be a little “out there”, but I would like to put forward Josie Pearson

who plays rugby (Google for more info)

Corby doesn’t have a train station. I thought that was the biggest town without one???

My dad is a doctor – does that count?

yeah do it

From Wiki (so must be true):

Cork Harbour is a natural harbour and river estuary at the mouth of the River Lee in County Cork, Ireland. It is one of several which lay claim to the title of “second largest natural harbour in the world by navigational area” (after Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia). Other contenders include Halifax Harbour in Canada, and Poole Harbour in England.”

Cork is the second largest natural harbour in the world (don’t know which is the largest)

Cork has a bridge which you drive on the right in both directions (it has a weird 1-way system). It is the only place in Ierland where you drive on the right legally

Surely this wins. They even made a documentary series about it

I bow to your knowledge MrNutt, however Wikipedia informs me that a jackdaw is a crow. The description of a jackdaw does fit though so thank you for that. It was all black so that would make it a juvenile apparently.

and no lights