In Touch - Our Weekly Bulletin on matters Rugby

Bit of a coup this week. We managed to sign the-bing-on-the-wing Bowman on a free transfer. What a pleasant surprise amidst the snow and mud to see the Legend turn up for his debut for our club. Yes OUR club! You have to pinch yourself don't you? So how did he play? It is very difficult to find any real weaknesses in the man's game, unsurprising perhaps bearing in mind his long sporting pedigree. After only minutes in to the game Mike was able to take a early pass and head for the try line with no hint of having seen that said pass was clearly forward.

 It seems he has grasped the essentials very quickly and will fit right in. If there is a chink in his armour, this is possible in the post match bath and beer department, when offered a chance for a strategic review of the game over a beer, Mike declined, hinting he had to get his highlights done. I feel sure we can beat this small issue out of him. On a slightly more sinister note, we will have to have a disiplinary meeting concerning to the attitute displayed this morning by one of our heretofore stalwarts, yes I speak of none other than Mr Pritchard who, having previously led the commitee to believe his injury would no longer preclude him from the game, decided this very morning to "go back to bed" - some suggestion were that this was to have his groin seen to. Words fail me.