By woll on February 8 2010

The Pirates may count themselves unfortunate not to have at least nabbed a 4-try bonus point, but it was the visitors who overall controlled matters with more than just an edge. Indeed, with a little over ten minutes to go,... Read Article 

By woll on January 25 2010

I'm sure the poet Brookes would forgive the borrowing (and slight modification) of his famous words depicting the battlefields of the Great War, but the comparison with one, specific ten minute spell of a rugby match was unashamedly obvious. The... Read Article 

By woll on January 17 2010

..That is the question. So wrote Billy Shakespeare a few years back with his lap quill as part of a tale of power, deceit and intriugue. What then would he make of the story of the inaugral Championship so far?... Read Article 

By woll on January 3 2010

On a crisp sunny winters afternoon at The Memorial Ground, Bristol; a bold new face for rugby is revealed at half-time. Designed as it was to appeal to the younger fan, things turned ugly with decapitation given the nod of... Read Article 

By woll on January 2 2010

With half an hour gone the Pirates looked to be staring down the barrel of a similar thrashing to that which they had inflicted on Albion only five days previously. Bristol; namely Messrs Norton and Arscott, quite simply had their... Read Article 

By woll on December 28 2009

Boxing Day 2009 had unofficially been stretched to encompass a 48 hour period instead of the standard 24 time units, to take in two local 'derbies' at the Rec and sate most, if not all, rugby lusts.... Read Article