secretsqirrel
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He is assistant coach to Steve Borthwick for the England RU if that helps?
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He is assistant coach to Steve Borthwick for the England RU if that helps?
Pross
Veteran
Whether or not you’ve watched rugby league or not is irrelevant. He hasn’t played in 10 years and that isn’t why he’s been knighted. My wife has never watched rugby league but she would know him. Considering people on here pay more attention to current affairs than most I’m genuinely surprised the amount of people who haven’t heard of him. Have none of you heard of Rob Burrow or Doddie Wier either?
C R
Legendary Member
See my post above.
Pblakeney
Squire
Heard of them. Watched them play. Not paid much attention since.
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briantrumpet
Timewaster
No. But I don't watch TV news either.
Pblakeney
Squire
Backroom staff? No, it doesn’t.
Psamathe
Legendary Member
I find watching sport. eg on TV but incl. live rather dull. If it's interesting I'd rather be doing it/trying it and if it's not interesting I don't want to watch (or do) it.
Psamathe
Legendary Member
Maybe in part because so many are doing more significant stuff for charities they just don't "stand out". Only last night on TV one ex-Lioness player doing something physically significant involving both cycling and running but to me it was "just another". Of course important to the person undertaking the challenge and important to the charity and all credit to them but for many it's just another of many.
midlandsgrimpeur
Senior Member
To be fair, if they are ordering food it is usually quite relevant 😉
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briantrumpet
Timewaster
And since the question here was "How could you possibly not know?", the answer "Don't watch/follow sport" is kinda relevant.
BoldonLad
Old man on a bike. Not a member of a clique.
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No to first one, yes, to second one. I do recall seeing News coverage, I suspect I remember the second name, because it is unusual.
The recent running and cycling thing, Wembley to Stadium of Light (Sunderland), I remember her name (Jill Scott), because it was just on news last night, AND it is local to me. Doubt I will remember in a years time.
There are so many of these "Charity Events" (Red Nose Day, Sports Relief, Children in Need, etc etc, and that is before you get to the Illness related ones) they just blur into nothingness, and, I would not make a point of watching them. The only one that registers for me is Great North Run, and that is because Daughter No4 has been taking part for the past 5 or 6 years, and, it causes significant disruption where I live.
Ian H
Shaman
The Exeter Chiefs have a cycling club.
I was once dragged along to a game, before they were turned into a top-class team by purple-faced Mr Rowe.
secretsqirrel
Über Member
Interesting referendum in Switzerland tomorrow……
Switzerland to vote on plan to cap population at 10 million
A lot of familiar arguments that the UK might recognise.
Switzerland to vote on plan to cap population at 10 million
A lot of familiar arguments that the UK might recognise.
Psamathe
Legendary Member
And mow Switzerland has been raided, did you know that the Swiss Government has awarded zero contracts to Palantir. Palantir been in Switzerland for 4 years and managed no Government contracts.
Important as it demonstrates that countries can manage without Palantir.
