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December 2, 2012 Festive Countdown - December 2 Posted on 12/02/2012 It's that time of year again and in what is now surely a tradition to rival the turkey, the tree and all the trimmings, we're delighted to herald the return the ESPNscrum Festive Countdown for your amusement. Once again, we'll be counting down the days until the big one with an assortment of trivia and novelties to brighten your day - sadly, chocolate not included. Check out our latest offering below and be sure to check back tomorrow for your latest dose of festive fun! Go Jonny, go, go go Gloucester speedster Jonny May picked up the Aviva Premiership Try of the Season award for his stunning score against Harlequins at Kingsholm back in February. It's well worth a second, third and fourth look (30 secs into this highlights clip). Quote Unquote "I would have been in the south of France smoking marijuana and drinking red wine" Trivia Time Who is the highest-placed forward on the list of the all-time leading try scorers on the international stage? And something you may have missed... ESPNscrum endeavours to bring you an intoxicating mix of news, views and analysis and one or two of these gems may have passed you by over the last 12 months - but don't worry, we've dusted them off for your pleasure. It's rugby but not as you know it Picture Perfect We've also trawled the archives for some of the best shots of year for your visual pleasure - starting with this snap of Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal as he began his 130-day touchline ban for his outrageous comments in the wake of his side's Top 14 defeat to Clermont. If somehow you have forgotten, he was so incensed by the performance of referee Christophe Berdos that he said it felt like he had been the victim of 'sodomy'.
Comments (0) Festive Countdown 2012 December 1, 2012 Festive Countdown - December 1 Posted on 12/01/2012 It's that time of year again and in what is now surely a tradition to rival the turkey, the tree and all the trimmings, we're delighted to herald the return the ESPNscrum Festive Countdown for your amusement. Once again, we'll be counting down the days until the big one with an assortment of trivia and novelties to brighten your day - sadly, chocolate not included. Check out our latest offering below and be sure to check back tomorrow for your latest dose of festive fun! Habana hot-foots it to Try of the Year South Africa's Bryan Habana was back at somewhere near his best in 2012 following a relatively fruitless season the previous year. His seven-try haul included this beauty against the All Blacks in Dunedin that has since been voted the Try of the Year. Quote Unquote "Obviously it wasn't ideal for me to end up as hammered as I was" Trivia Time Which Test side holds the record for the most victories in one calendar year? Click here for the answer And something you may have missed... ESPNscrum endeavours to bring you an intoxicating mix of news, views and analysis and one or two of these gems may have passed you by over the last 12 months - but don't worry, we've trawled the archive and dusted them off for your pleasure. McCaw rolls with the punches..and knees...and gouging...and elbows Picture Perfect We've also trawled the archives for some of the best shots of year for your visual pleasure - including this snap of happier times for Wales as they celebrated completing a Six Nations Grand Slam back in March.
Comments (0) Festive Countdown 2012 December 24, 2011 Festive Countdown - December 24 Posted on 12/24/2011 It's that time of year again and in what is now surely a tradition to rival the turkey, the tree and all the trimmings, we're delighted to herald the return the ESPNscrum Festive Countdown for your amusement. Once again, we'll be counting down the days until the big one with an assortment of trivia and novelties to brighten your day - sadly, chocolate not included. Check out our latest offering below and be sure to check back tomorrow for your latest dose of festive fun! Take, take, take Christmas is a time for giving, unless you’re Peter Stringer. Then it’s just take, take, take. Just ask James O’Connor. Quote Unquote Trivia Time Caption Comp
Comments (0) Festive Countdown 2011 December 23, 2011 Festive Countdown - December 23 Posted on 12/23/2011 It's that time of year again and in what is now surely a tradition to rival the turkey, the tree and all the trimmings, we're delighted to herald the return the ESPNscrum Festive Countdown for your amusement. Once again, we'll be counting down the days until the big one with an assortment of trivia and novelties to brighten your day - sadly, chocolate not included. Check out our latest offering below and be sure to check back tomorrow for your latest dose of festive fun! Bum rushed If you will insist on pulling off great hand-offs in your own in-goal, Horacio Agulla, we’ll be forced to pull your shorts down on live TV. Which, of course, your mum might be watching. Quote Unquote Trivia Time (Yesterday's answer: New Zealand have failed to win the IRB Sevens World Series on three occasions: in 2005-06 (Fiji), 2008-09 (South Africa) and 2009-10 (Samoa).) Caption Comp
Comments (0) Festive Countdown 2011 December 22, 2011 Festive Countdown - December 22 Posted on 12/22/2011 It's that time of year again and in what is now surely a tradition to rival the turkey, the tree and all the trimmings, we're delighted to herald the return the ESPNscrum Festive Countdown for your amusement. Once again, we'll be counting down the days until the big one with an assortment of trivia and novelties to brighten your day - sadly, chocolate not included. Check out our latest offering below and be sure to check back tomorrow for your latest dose of festive fun! Snatching defeat from the jaws of defeat Quote Unquote Trivia Time (Yesterday's answer: Toby Faletau missed precisely zero tackles during the Rugby World Cup.) Caption Comp
Comments (0) Festive Countdown 2011 December 21, 2011 Festive Countdown - December 21 Posted on 12/21/2011 It's that time of year again and in what is now surely a tradition to rival the turkey, the tree and all the trimmings, we're delighted to herald the return the ESPNscrum Festive Countdown for your amusement. Once again, we'll be counting down the days until the big one with an assortment of trivia and novelties to brighten your day - sadly, chocolate not included. Check out our latest offering below and be sure to check back tomorrow for your latest dose of festive fun! What would you say if Jesus was sat next to you? Quote Unquote Trivia Time (Yesterday's answer: Shane Williams scored 22 tries in the Six Nations.) Caption Comp
Comments (0) Festive Countdown 2011 December 20, 2011 Festive Countdown - December 20 Posted on 12/20/2011 It's that time of year again and in what is now surely a tradition to rival the turkey, the tree and all the trimmings, we're delighted to herald the return the ESPNscrum Festive Countdown for your amusement. Once again, we'll be counting down the days until the big one with an assortment of trivia and novelties to brighten your day - sadly, chocolate not included. Check out our latest offering below and be sure to check back tomorrow for your latest dose of festive fun! Flying (one-cap) Fijian Quote Unquote Trivia Time (Yesterday's answer: David Barnes holds the Premiership appearance record for Bath.) Caption Comp
Comments (0) Festive Countdown 2011 December 19, 2011 Festive Countdown - December 19 Posted on 12/19/2011 It's that time of year again and in what is now surely a tradition to rival the turkey, the tree and all the trimmings, we're delighted to herald the return the ESPNscrum Festive Countdown for your amusement. Once again, we'll be counting down the days until the big one with an assortment of trivia and novelties to brighten your day - sadly, chocolate not included. Check out our latest offering below and be sure to check back tomorrow for your latest dose of festive fun! Check this out Quote Unquote Trivia Time (Yesterday's answer: New Zealand beat England 33-22 in final of the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship) Caption Comp
Comments (0) Festive Countdown 2011 December 18, 2011 Festive Countdown - December 18 Posted on 12/18/2011 It's that time of year again and in what is now surely a tradition to rival the turkey, the tree and all the trimmings, we're delighted to herald the return the ESPNscrum Festive Countdown for your amusement. Once again, we'll be counting down the days until the big one with an assortment of trivia and novelties to brighten your day - sadly, chocolate not included. Check out our latest offering below and be sure to check back tomorrow for your latest dose of festive fun! "Can you believe it?!" Quote Unquote Trivia Time (Yesterday's answer: New Zealand beat France 37-17 in the pool stages of this year's Rugby World Cup) Caption Comp
Comments (0) Festive Countdown 2011 December 17, 2011 Festive Countdown - December 17 Posted on 12/17/2011 It's that time of year again and in what is now surely a tradition to rival the turkey, the tree and all the trimmings, we're delighted to herald the return the ESPNscrum Festive Countdown for your amusement. Once again, we'll be counting down the days until the big one with an assortment of trivia and novelties to brighten your day - sadly, chocolate not included. Check out our latest offering below and be sure to check back tomorrow for your latest dose of festive fun! "Nice little right hand there" Quote Unquote Trivia Time (Yesterday's answer: The most-capped non-Tier 1 international is Romania's Cristian Petre who has 85 Test caps to date) Caption Comp
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