What a difference a week makes

Great Britain lost in the rugby league to Australia so they don't make the final. This one was to be expected though, Australia haven't lost 2 in a row for decades. It was nice to come away from the tournament with an Aussie scalp though, and at times played well above our station.

The rugby union was a little better with England beating Springboks 23-21. It was a dreadful game and although we won, couldn't really take too much from the game (except Charlie Hogdson got injured - he has had a dire autumn). I strongly suspect that the Springboks will hammer us next Saturday.

And finally Coventry managed to win for the first time in 4 games, beating Sheffield Wednesday 3-1. It sounds better than it was, as they had 2 players sent off in the first half and we played the last hour of the game against 9 men. Still, you can only beat what's put in front of you and another 3 points closer to safety.

So not a huge amount to get excited about although just shows you things can swing the other way to. But the Ashes tests start on Wednesday night, then the pain really begins.