Try of the week:
Take a bow Jacob Stockdale, a star of the future, who latched onto Charles Piutau’s enticing pass and hit the turbo for a cracking score against Wasps after his fullback had bamboozled the Wasps defence in midfield with his dazzling footwork and running angle Quotes of the week: “Lift big, eat big, get big”. Queensland’s James Slipper explains his new training philosophy under Brad Thorn and why he has piled on 10kg of muscle Champagne moment: A glass , maybe even two, for BT Sport commentator Nick Mullins and his bon mot when the otherwise brilliant Charles Piutau threw out a simply horrendous pass againt Wasps. “I expect even Leonardo Da Vinci dropped his brushes occasionally.” On this day: October 15 2011: Wales captain Sam Warburton was sent off for a spear tackle in their World Cup semi-final against France; The Rugby Paper’s own Jerry Guscott made his final England appearance against Tonga in the 1999 World Cup scoring two tries. Quiz question: This Thursday is the tenth anniversary of Argentina’s famous 34-10 play-off win over France at the World Cup. Which Pumas scored two tries: Answer to last week: Toulouse flanker Didier Lacroix scored the first try in European Cup history, against Farul Constanta on 1995, a score sometimes mistakenly listed as a penalty try. Diary marker: Bath University celebrated their 50th anniversary last year by staging a BUCS Super game at the Recreation Ground and this is now set to become a regular event. This Wednesday a healthy crowd is expected for their floodlight (6.30pm kick off) anniversary game against Loughborough University