Pigs and pig skins

I am still alive. Rob brought back the product of his pig killing adventures, mostly in sausage form. We were treated to photos of the event, from collecting the live pig to the dinner plate; we then sat down to eat. The sausages were quite tasty actually, and did not cause us food poisoning, despite what could be described as questionable hygiene standards in the Czech Republic. Needless to say they had not been declared to customs on the way into the country, but from live pig in Prague, to sausages in South London is a pretty quick turnaround.


This week there has obviously been plenty of reporting on the six nations tournament, and obviously with the Lions tour coming up in a few months attention is focussed on who should be selected. Many pundits have given their starting Lions XVs, obviously now with quite a few Welsh players in them. What I found utterly astounding is that so many rugby commentators can still claim that Jonny Wilkinson should be the starting fly half. The man has not played a game of international rugby since the world cup, and in that time he has only played a handful of club games. If he is fit for the Lions tour, it will be only just in time. No matter how good a player he used to be, such a long stint on the sidelines will, at least initially, prevent him from playing to the best of his abilities. Wilkinson will not have the match practice or fitness to competently fill the number 10 role. To overlook Stephen Jones for the starting position, for a player who will have not played a rugby international in more than 18 months, is sheer lunacy.I can only see a detriment to the team if Wilkinson is selected ahead of Stephen Jones, however knowing Clive Woodward, it will be of no surprise. If it is the case, the All Blacks will have him for dinner (breakfast UK time.)