>I've never been as cold as playing rugby on top of the cotswolds in the depths of winter. Waiting for the ball to emerge from the scrum as the icy wind froze my bits.
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>Also the only time I've ever had concussion was after being elbowed in the side of the head in a line out.
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>If you don't like the prima donna aspect of soccer players you should watch North Korea. A testament to the virtues of totalitarianism.
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Interesting on CNN this morning that North Korea hired a bunch of Chinese to be their fans at the World Cup games since North korean citizens cannot afford and/or are not allowed to go.

>>>Therefore, you'll need to enlist someone else to travel across the ocean to give you what appears to be an long overdue periorbital haematoma
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>>>Well done on the local spelling of hematoma. Apart from that, if you really want to learn about black eyes, try Rugby. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8v-qZFVYnc&feature=related
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>>Now you're talking ! See Message# 1468667

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