Hello everyone, sorry for my absence but have been very busy with non-rugby stuff recently. In the meantime, I hope you all saw the story about Jerry Collins playing for Barnstaple seconds!Apparently the hard hitting Maori with the pint of Guinness hairdo has been holidaying in North Devon after the World Cup (personally I would have gone for the Caribbean everytime but each to their own, maybe the guy likes cold drizzle coming from Wellington?). Anyway, the upshot of this holiday was that he was spotted by members from Barnstaple RFC and invited to come along to a training session. Which he did.
Then, he was cheekily invited to join the 2nd XV in a game against Newton Abbot, and he took up the invitation, went out and bought some boots, played in the game without killing anyone, and stood a round in the bar! A bonafide rugby hero.
But just imagine how pissed off the 1st XV captain was that league registration rules prevented him playing for Barnstaple's top team!
Also, what must the lads at Newton Abbot have thought when he ran out: "That joker thinks he's Jerry Collins. Ha ha! Bloody hell, it is him - we're doomed"
To put the cherry on the icing of this special hero worship, Jerry then turned out for the Barbarians against South Africa wearing Barnstaple socks. Top man again!
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