Musings from the Merse
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Apparently not everybody in the Black Bull in Duns was cheering on South Africa last night. Even some Dingers were dinging their 'a for the white shirts.
Didn't work tho'
And at the Chinese Takeaway : Dish du Jour:
No 15/6
Sweet and Sour Chariot
Oh yes, L'Image. We English take our Rugby very very seriously. But not, quite,as seriously as the French
Labels: Duns, Frogs, Rugby World Cup
Saturday, October 13, 2007
FRANCE COME Deuxieme.
(France arrive en seconde)
Quel Dommage.
Bring on the Argies!
(Traiga a los argentinos)
Or better still
of bring op die suid afrikaners *
* Thats enough bring ons-blog ed
Labels: Rugby World Cup
Saturday, October 06, 2007
England win narrow defeat.
I asked a villager outside the village hall if he had heard the score in the England Australia match. 'Its just finished. Australia won 10-12' ' Did Australia get the 10?' 'Aye' 'Then England won!?'
'Whatever'
No Crosses of St George decorating the main street tonight.
I imagine
(The image of Jonny Wilkinson is from the 2003 World Cup. But it will do nicely)
Labels: Hutton, Rugby World Cup
Sunday, September 30, 2007
AOBE
Watching the crushing of Wales by Fiji and the narrow escape from humiliating defeat by Scotland at the hands of Italy (It's about Rugby I am talking, Anxious of Ayton)I recall the tee shirts sold proudly in Souvenir shops in South Bridge Street, Embra, with the message 'Any One But England' at the time of the last Rugby World Cup. Not just a Scottish phenomenon -Irish Pubs are full of jeering punters egging on any side England are playing at any sport. What a bad time both nations had in 2003.And doubtless the Welsh are no different. Despite being about 25% Scottish myself via my Ulster Settler background I still find such petty and mindless anti-Englishness highly irritating. Mind you this built-in national inferiority complex is deep rooted and in the case of Scotland goes back well before Edward 1 and despite the Act of Union (perhaps indeed because of a nationalistic perception of it) and the dominance of Scottish people in so many parts of British life it is strongly evident today. It was, I think, Dr Johnston who described a well balanced Scot as a man with
a chip on both his shoulders.
Ireland play Argentina tonight to remain in the World Cup.
Should I watch it in The Cross? And should I shout at regular intervals
'Come on the Argies'?
I need to think about that one
Watching the crushing of Wales by Fiji and the narrow escape from humiliating defeat by Scotland at the hands of Italy (It's about Rugby I am talking, Anxious of Ayton)I recall the tee shirts sold proudly in Souvenir shops in South Bridge Street, Embra, with the message 'Any One But England' at the time of the last Rugby World Cup. Not just a Scottish phenomenon -Irish Pubs are full of jeering punters egging on any side England are playing at any sport. What a bad time both nations had in 2003.And doubtless the Welsh are no different. Despite being about 25% Scottish myself via my Ulster Settler background I still find such petty and mindless anti-Englishness highly irritating. Mind you this built-in national inferiority complex is deep rooted and in the case of Scotland goes back well before Edward 1 and despite the Act of Union (perhaps indeed because of a nationalistic perception of it) and the dominance of Scottish people in so many parts of British life it is strongly evident today. It was, I think, Dr Johnston who described a well balanced Scot as a man with
a chip on both his shoulders.
Ireland play Argentina tonight to remain in the World Cup.
Should I watch it in The Cross? And should I shout at regular intervals
'Come on the Argies'?
I need to think about that one
Labels: Rugby World Cup, Scotland
