@Smuts said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

In a fit of enthusiasm I’ve pulled the trigger on taking my two lads (12 & eight) to the Paris quarters & semis.

Welcome suggestions on a rugby bucket list. So far I’ve got:

tell Sir Clive flaccidward to GFH

start a spontaneous touch game

congratulate Barnes on his fine reffing in the 07 QF

teach a hot, overemotional fan to spin pass

swap jerseys with a kiwi/French kid

sidestep a gendarme

have a yarn with a former great (anyone know if Glenn Osbourne’s gonna be kicking around?)

get interviewed by a TV reporter

meet some players in this years tourney

remind Former player of the RWC and wallaby legend Timmmy Horan that he’s the master of the marginally forward pass

make a pact

Also taking suggestions on their fancy dress for the Scotland France QF

Finally on the road to recovery after an epic French escapade. So. How’d we do?

tell Sir Clive flaccidward to GFH
Fail - couldn’t find the fluffybunny
start a spontaneous touch game
Great success! Started one under the Arc de Triomph, a bunch at the stadium and one memorable game with a group of girl scouts before St Sulpice (also bribed them to boo every English supporter who came by)
congratulate Barnes on his fine reffing in the 07 QF
Fail - couldn’t find the good kant
teach a hot, overemotional fan to spin pass
Great success! Irish, Argie and French lasses left purring
swap jerseys with a kiwi/French kid
Great success! My insufferable behaviour left a swathe of French fans in tears on the whistle of the frog v bok QF.

If I had a heart I would’ve been moved to tears, but instead I offered my lucky 07 Frans Steyn bok jersey to one especially devastated young fella. He told me to fuck my jersey, fuck the boks and especially to fuck myself.

Luckily his two fetching young friends were keen to see me shirtless and accepted the jumper that saw the boks win in 07 & 2009 on his behalf. A few days later he sent me his lucky France Grand Slam jersey, promising to wear his new Jersey for the England semi. He was as good as his word and I went to the semi undercover: cloaked in my new lucky jersey. Rest is history. (Well almost, some overrefreshed bok fan tried to fight me in the stadium - can’t take okes out of Welkom.)

sidestep a gendarme
Great success. They’re ballwatchers.
have a yarn with a former great (anyone know if Glenn Osbourne’s gonna be kicking around?)
Great Success - see other posts.
get interviewed by a TV reporter
Great Success! Boys got interviewed by the lass from your Breakdown. The less said about my early Sunday am interview by the lass from RNZ the better.
meet some players in this years tourney
Great success! See my new profile pic (as soon as I’ve figured out how to change it)
remind Former player of the RWC and wallaby legend Timmmy Horan that he’s the master of the marginally forward pass
Fail - couldn’t find the magical little fluffybunny.
make a pact
Great success! Swore to act like world champions. Boys were as good as their word.

Also taking suggestions on their fancy dress for the Scotland France QF

Boys chose to go as Johnny fucking disgrace (again will try to figure out how to post)

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Smuts