%cnuts Kovana Solosolo Soft Steel Gavin Henshaw Element Freak Bobby Baker Yeeb Antone Sciappapetre Helen Huntsface Fourie van der Westhuizen Dan Larkinson Girve Swervington Darren Cave Bobrad Smith Alex Mediocre Cunning Stunt JJ Gravell %srhurricanes Kim Glensor Jake Wilkinson Mister Fourex Tool Man John Anraad Reece Fittaman Amiya Shreyas Bosh Burger Jake Harding Zohaib Ikram Simon Nova Anthony Couch James Steele Brian Quilty Maroon Faithful
Strangely for a fullback with a terrible ranking, MF seems to have gone okay so far. That 'phoons pack is atrocious though, they should feel it here.
The pivots are the only weapon the Typhoons have. Harding's been in excellent form this season and Zohaib is alright I guess.
This is our Everest, lads. Not in a real sense. Not in the sense of millions of tonnes of snow, rock and ice; man pitting himself against Nature; the very real and ever-present spectre of death with one bony hand on our shoulders. Not in that sense. Also not in the metaphorical sense. Not in the sense of reaching a pivotal point wherein all of our hard work and training focusses down into 80 minutes of blood and thunder; the roar of the crowd pushing us forwards when it seems there's nothing left; not in the sense that after this the colours of the world will seem washed out and everything will feel a little empty and we'll spend our time desperately seeking something - anything - to make us feel alive again. Not in that sense. This is not our Everest, lads.
A stirring speech, no doubt. I wonder if it has any parallels with Sir Edmund Hillary's prior to scaling the literal Everest.
I'm given to understand by my Great Uncle Charlie (who was in charge of biscuits at South Base Camp) that he went with a simple: 'Well there it is, Tenzing, Everest'. To which the indomitable sherpa replied: 'oooooh, I thought you said "have a rest".
Everybody knows that was faked and Edmund spent a few months sipping G&T's in Kathmandu. Otherwise the comparison is apt *wipes tear from eye Edit: Heath I need my posts counted here now. I plan to post an average of 6 times a day over the next year. You can add up the ones I haven't posted so far this year and be assured the deficit will be made up. I am very good at maths so you can rely on me to get this spot on perfect.
I'd advise everyone against betting on that final option. I've spent all week visualising the try line and being the ball...