What makes me feel good?

Watching rugby union, listening to Stereolab, drinking red wine, having a hot bath, starting a book, sight of snow falling, squirrels running about, red sunsets, being indoors during a thunder storm, eating cauliflower cheese, waterfalls, the colour yellow, twenty minutes on my exercise-bike, waking-up in the middle of the night and thinking you have to go to work soon then realising it's Sunday morning, crisps, receiving a text message from a friend, taking clear photographs, not having to iron, Bank holidays, baby wipes, serotonin, Glamorgan winning at cricket, when the price of petrol drops, reading The Guardian, spelling difficult words correctly, answering questions on Mastermind, the shipping forecast, watching Q.I., recieiving no junk e-mail, quiet aisles in the supermarket, peace of mind, good health for my family …

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Rugby and all that

The domestic rugby season starts this weekend. Hasn't the summer gone quickly? When I say summer, in Britain it was just a few weeks in May. The kids had a very poor summer for their school holidays.

It's a Lions season this year and players will be busting a gut to try and get noticed for the squad selection. I expect to a see a great season of domestic rugby. It will be an interesting season for Wales' two big exports to the Guinness Premiership, Dwayne Peel and Michael Owen. Sale have snapped up the services of Dwayne and his increased exposure to an English audience will enhance his claims for Lions selection. If he has a good season I think he will be in with the mix for selection along with Mike Phillips, Mike Blair, Danny Care and Harry Elllis.

Michael Owen's move to Saracens was a surprise when it was announced last year. As a former Newport Dragons player Michael has been one of my favourite Welsh players for many years. For a forward he has great handling abilities and is a prominent player when the game is open and loose. His biggest failing, and it's a very big failing for a forward, is that he is too soft. He's one of the least aggressive forwards I've ever seen. For a man of size, approx 6ft 4ins, he's way too soft. He doesn't hit rucks and mauls with enough power and when carrying the ball he's not dynamic enough. Compare him with someone like James Haskell of Wasps and you can see the difference.

The Guinness Premeirship is more brutal than the Magners league and it will be interesting to see how Michael copes with the increased intensity. I've noticed Saracens have given him his debut this Saturday at number 8. I would have used him as a lock.
Good luck Dwayne and Michael.

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