Rugby

[Menelaus]

This feels like an -anonymous meeting, but here goes.

"Hello. I am Menelaus, and I am a rugbyist."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8229073.stm

I wanted to make the distinction so that I'm not accused of being a snob or a chav / oik when referring to the story above and making the point (not difficult admittedly) that this is absolutely appalling.

In fact, I hope that the 21 chaps who I'm sure believe that this was simply high-jinks, have the book thrown at them.

[Zippy]

They probably won't have the book thrown at them Men. (they should but ...)

I can still remember being the age when I would have thought pinching a roller was hugely funny and wouldn't have thought about the possible consquences. Most of my friends from then are now very respectable people. Obviously I declined to join them in that unhappy state.

[RichardCranium]

And she survived? The ground must have been very soft.

[d000hg]

And she survived? The ground must have been very soft.

Anyone else have a bugs-bunny style mental image of the woman getting out leaving a perfect woman-shaped hole in the ground?

[Tensai]

I used to really enjoy playing rugby (and was marginally competant,) but chucked it in when the antics off-pitch started getting out of hand. I hated the peer pressure to join in or f*** off, it could get quite nasty when loads of beer was thrown into the equation.

[RichardCranium]

She is out of hospital.

[Menelaus]

She is out of hospital.

VERY impressive to get her out of hospital so soon.

[Zippy]

Rugby chick - brain is optional

[Pondlife]

She is out of hospital.

and she does NOT look happy.

I for one would not want to be one of the 21 Merthyr boys right now.

[TykeMerc]

and she does NOT look happy.

I for one would not want to be one of the 21 Merthyr boys right now.

No kidding, she's probably quite pretty, but she looks distinctly murderous in that picture.

Annoying a rugby playing girlie is undoubtedly unwise.

No doubt the perpetrators were drunk and being silly, but running over a tent with a roller was less than intelligent, they deserve a good legal slapping.