Tightheads & Loose Balls

● It’s been a busy week at the Rugby World Cup in Japan. First, Jaco Peyper got elbowed out of the semifinals, a spy allegedly photographed an England practice, their coach Eddie Jones called the New Zealand media “fans with keyboards” and Mount Fuji had its first snow 22 days earlier than expected. Also, expected home a day or so earlier than expected at the start of the tournament, will be the fancied All Blacks

We’ve always suspected former Wallabies coach Michael Cheika could pick a fight with his own shadow. The timing of his outbursts has often been in front of the media but he reached a new low, it was reported Down Under, when he had a very public argument with Rugby Australia’s chief executive Raylene Castle. They did it in front of guests at the Australian embassy in Tokyo. Somehow though, we’ll miss Cheika