 | Finally my petit pois, the next instalment in what is the hottest column in the rugby world, brought exclusively to you courtesy of RFTG….So much has happened in the few weeks since I spoke to you last…where do I begin............? |
Well let’s begin with the launch party of the decade. According to my sources, it was sizzling! The venue of the Three Kings in Twickers coincidentally is decorated in the RFTG colours - so that was going to be a great starting point. It was decked out in RFTG branding throughout - including all the staff. And the first guests to arrive were the gorgeous Prowling Pretenders who strutted their stuff into the exclusive marquee area, to be greeted by 2 metre high banners of themselves looking stunning, as well as fabulous black & whites of sexy Benny Mathews on every available wall space, and they were all caught admiring their images on the quiet! And from such good beginnings, the beautiful men kept on arriving…London Irish Academy boys, London Wasps’ James Haskell, French International Olivier Magne, Irish International Barry Everitt, former rugby legend Mickey ‘The Munch’ Skinner, and the list goes on…and on. To complement all these magnificent young men, the sexy Harlequin Ladies turned up on mass and the party had kicked off in a spectacular fashion. The Wooden Spoon auction items caused a real stir amongst the lady guests, since they were framed and signed Nigel Riches original photos of Mike Catt, Phil Vickery, Danny Grewcock and a montage of 8 England internationals, and boy was the bidding fierce. The Fat River Band rocked the house, so much so that bar tops were cleared of drink and replaced with foxy ladies seductively shaking their booty from end to end. The champagne flowed, the guests jived the night away, and Rugby For the Girls was launched in the most memorable fashion. And as for gossip, I will only say that certain academy boys each found their own candlelit corner accompanied by ravishing young ladies, who had obviously had a bewitching effect!
So darlings, back to rugby, and England finally having given those formidable All Blacks a game to remember with plenty of shiny yellow cards to complement the black of their shirts, we arrived at the last match of the international season this year - Samoa. I don’t believe either squad was feeling too bright on the Sunday morning…now we all love a bit of fisticuffs on the pitch, and Mr Moody following true form, having only just come back in time for the Autumn international from a six week ban for punching an England Under-19 player, was up to his old tricks with yet another spectacular punch-up against his fellow Leicester team mate and Samoan international, Alesana Tuilagi. But give the chap his dues - it was justified since it was the third time the enticing Mark Cueto had been high tackled. But as a result, Lewis became the first ever England player to be red-carded at Twickenham, and given yet another six week ban. But fret ye not! Moody will be back just in time for the Six Nations to work his magic. Well we did wonder who would take over Martin Johnson’s mantle… | |
And now to matters off the pitch…I don’t believe in the word ‘legend’ when applied to someone who isn’t six feet under, with one exception - the immense Jason Leonard OBE, the world’s most capped forward - a record highly unlikely to ever be matched. He retired gracefully after the Six Nations in 2004, following in the footsteps of World Cup Winners Martin Johnson, Kyran Bracken…but that’s where the similarity ends. Most players who retire go on to forge careers in media, after dinner speaking, motivational coaching, journalism, coaching or remaining within the rugby industry in some shape or form. But not our Jase…you will still find him still supporting his rugby charities and children’s coaching which are so dear to his heart [he is on his way back from playing on the Wooden Spoon international vets side in Dubai] but his new career - director and partner in a construction firm! So if you need a loft conversion - pop into the Sun Inn where no doubt he’ll be downing one of 17 pints of an evening. He was spied dancing the night away at the Dover Street until 3am only a few weeks ago. Good to see his legendary party spirit has only strengthened since retirement! Talking of Dubai, the luscious Quins Babes, who are straggling back from the UAE over the next few days, caused quite a stir at the 3-day tournament. Having joined forces with the Richmond Ladies, the O’Neills Ba Ba’s turned more than a few heads. The ladies dutifully trained every morning to the cheesiest music known to man, though whether it was actually morning is debatable since they never made it back to their rooms before 6am every day! They put up a real fight against international teams, and were very respectfully knocked out of the tournament at the quarter final stage by semi finalists, having only otherwise been beaten by the tournament winners. But of course this had an up side - more time to party! And then another sport took over for the beauties - tonsil tennis - and the opposition…the Marauders, both the Baby and Vets teams. The pinnacle of the tour however, was definitely off-pitch. Picture this, blue skies, golden sandy beaches [dotted between the construction sites], aqua shimmering sea, brilliant sunshine, and nubile bodies strewn across the horizon. And there were the O’Neills babes, having stolen the rescue buoys from the lifeguards, donning turquoise splash vests, re-enacting scenes from Baywatch, running in slow motion [to avoid black eyes!] through the rolling waves lapping onto the shore. And I have it on good authority there was no shortage of volunteers for mouth-to-mouth resuscitation!
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 | Finally to Hollywood. The bedazzling Welsh star Catherine Zeta-Jones is making her debut as a movie producer - and the subject matter? Well rugby of course! Says CZJ of the film, ‘Coming Out’, “it was born from me and my brother David sitting around reminiscing about Wales. I grew up among rugby fanatics - the film is very close to my heart.” But there is twist in the tale. It's about a gay teenager from a little town in Wales who goes to London to pursue musical theatre. His father dies and leaves him the local rugby club in his will. He's doing West Side Story and has to go back home to get these fat, drinking, smoking Welsh guys into shape to win the rugby tournament." Well I’m sure we can all guess the ending already, but the draw to the movie will be Gavin Henson, British Lions and Welsh Superstar. Henson has been signed up to play himself, and CZJ will be making a cameo appearance in the film. Hopefully his PR peeps will be able to keep his lips sealed on his opinions, or may land himself with a red card! No word yet on whether Henson's feisty girlfriend Charlotte Church, will play a role, but I do know the lead is being played by the sexy Alan Cumming of X-Men 2 fame, and the director is the highly talented Joel Zwick who brilliantly directed ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’. Filming is due to start in March 2006, but as yet there’s no release date. I promise to keep you up to date with the latest signings for the movie as there are sure to be more rugby stars added to the cast. Well that’s the scoop for this week my sweeties, and of course I will keep my ear to the ground for the latest happenings exclusively for you. Toodle-loo for now… Ruby xx | 
source - www.mirror.co.uk
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