RWC19.3

From the comfort of our London hotel room I watched this morning as the World Cup got properly interesting. Poor old Ireland copped the wrong side of a Japanese typhoon and were bearen 19-12 by the host nation. Fully deserved too - a performnce of ferocity, pace and deftness.

Pig and Groupie are en route to Montreal so this bulletin comes to you from Air Canada's Maple Leaf Lounge at Heathrow. Nice. Updates to follow.