All Sorts

I note that the new advert for BBC4 extols the virtues of that classy channel with DJ Shadow playing in the background.

My ticket for Wales vs. Ireland has been confirmed today so I’m keeping my fingers crossed that both teams remain unbeaten in the interim. Wales should defeat Scotland in Edinburgh and it depends on which France pitches up in Dublin whether or not Ireland continue their run. Seemingly every Grand Slam decider features either France or England or both so the possibility of two Celtic nations fighting it out is mighty.

The childlike enjoyment of Abdel Benazzi spotting himself on the Stade de France big screen and waving gaily like a big kid was counteracted 24 hours later by a scowling and glaring Roy Keane manfully attempting to stare out the camera as his large face appeared on Lansdown Road’s oversized telly. It takes all sorts.