General Chat

The teams are getting ready to run out onto the pitch!

HERE THEY COME

GB v JAPAN about to begin!

and Japan have already proved how good they are once today in taking out NZ

:-D :-D :-D :-D Pat!

I'll have a good read later!

OH has cycled around Sheppey quite a few times

Welshman still in the team tonight ... James Davies from Llanelli Scarlets

Still in is Scotland 15s International player Mark Bennett

Perhaps you should read Dr Syn and learn this for Romney Marsh



A Smuggler's Song - Rudyard Kipling

IF you wake at midnight, and hear a horse's feet,
Don't go drawing back the blind, or looking in the street,
Them that ask no questions isn't told a lie.
Watch the wall my darling while the Gentlemen go by.

Five and twenty ponies,
Trotting through the dark -
Brandy for the Parson, 'Baccy for the Clerk.
Laces for a lady; letters for a spy,
Watch the wall my darling while the Gentlemen go by!

Running round the woodlump if you chance to find
Little barrels, roped and tarred, all full of brandy-wine,
Don't you shout to come and look, nor use 'em for your play.
Put the brishwood back again - and they'll be gone next day !

If you see the stable-door setting open wide;
If you see a tired horse lying down inside;
If your mother mends a coat cut about and tore;
If the lining's wet and warm - don't you ask no more !

If you meet King George's men, dressed in blue and red,
You be careful what you say, and mindful what is said.
If they call you " pretty maid," and chuck you 'neath the chin,
Don't you tell where no one is, nor yet where no one's been !

Knocks and footsteps round the house - whistles after dark -
You've no call for running out till the house-dogs bark.
Trusty's here, and Pincher's here, and see how dumb they lie
They don't fret to follow when the Gentlemen go by !

'If You do as you've been told, 'likely there's a chance,
You'll be give a dainty doll, all the way from France,
With a cap of Valenciennes, and a velvet hood -
A present from the Gentlemen, along 'o being good !

Five and twenty ponies,
Trotting through the dark -
Brandy for the Parson, 'Baccy for the Clerk.
Them that asks no questions isn't told a lie -
Watch the wall my darling while the Gentlemen go by !

Rugby 7s is much more of an athletic game than 15s. They need to be very fast.

Left right, twirl, left right,twirl. Left right, twirl, left right,twirl. Left right, twirl, left right,twirl. Left right, twirl, left right,twirl. Left right, twirl, left right,twirl. Left right, twirl, left right,twirl. Left right, twirl, left right,twirl. Left right, twirl, left right,twirl. Left right, twirl, left right,twirl. Left right, twirl, left right,twirl. Left right, twirl, left right,twirl. Left right, twirl, left right,twirl. Left right, twirl, left right,twirl. Left right, twirl, left right,twirl.

Well done SA , never mind France.

NEXT GAME .... THE ONE WE AWAIT!

Game 9

GREAT BRITAIN (and Northern Ireland) v JAPAN ... at 9pm :-)

Romney Marsh Pat. All the villages in that area.

If we have time, also The Isle of Sheppey where my Mother was born :-)

Yes it's that Brian Cox, we're all fans of his TV shows.

Another quickly taken Pen for France .... but ball taken by SA ... Kicked out and it's all over

FINAL SCORE


SOUTH AFRICA 26 ~ FRANCE 0

Congratulations South Africa :-)
Commiserations France :-)

OH arrived in Strood, Kent at a few weeks old having been born a cockney. He stayed in Strood until 16 then he joined the RAF. He cycled round Kent with a cycle club.

He was posted to Chatham for 3 years and we lived in the town. Where will you be going?

THE HOOTER HAS GONE

Pen for France for a S A High Tackle

France on the run, but brought down. France still in possession and would love a consolation Try.

Is that Brian Cox band member turned Scientist Astronomer etc?

Sounds great Pat :-)

SA lineout

Caught and they are away

No messing with the Rugby 7s ..... at 15 mins a game they can't afford to!


TRY SOUTH AFRICA ... DYLAN SAGE

Converted


SOUTH AFRICA 26 ~ FRANCE 0

I'm coming back to UK next May to do some research. I've booked my flight and also booked to see Brian Cox with my children. :-D I then go to my sister's who still lives in the Walsall and we'll go relative hunting. :-)

Sounds very interesting Pat :-)

I'm thrilled cos I'm going to Kent in September to look up my maternal Grandmother and her ancestors homes <3

Just got my water so I don't dehydrate with all this exercise :-D ;-)

France try by-passing SA with a kicking game but it goes out!

It was lovely to have all that work confirmed as the Darbys (4th gt grandparents ) and their prodigy tried to populate Walsall all by themselves and run most of the pubs late Victorian times. :-0