Hugo Porta: El Magico...This week we're going birthday crazy and we're saluting two of the game's giants, Graham Mourie (56) and Hugo Porta (57).
Mourie or 'Goss' such was his nickname was a dynamic flanker and awe-inspiring skipper in the Richie McCaw mould, who led the first New Zealand side to complete the Grand Slam on the 1978 tour of Europe.
Argentina's Porta is arguably the finest fly-half the game has even seen. A tactical genius and metronomic kicker, memorable contributions included 18 points in the 24-13 victory over Wallabies in 1979 and scoring all 21 points in the tied battle with the All-Blacks in 1985, earning him cult status across the world.
Back in the real world, in 122, the Romans stumbled upon Wallsend in northern England and decided to build a wall in dedication to Emperor Hadrian, stretching right across to the shore of the Bowness-on-Solway.
Later on, In 1814, Francis Scott Key writes "The Star Spangled Banner" giving future opportunities for R'n'B stars such as Beyonce to belt it out with guys ogling over her curves.
And Most recently, in 2001, 2,974 people are killed in America from coordinated attacks on the World Trade Centre, The Pentagon and an unplanned airline crash in Pennsylvania.
And it's Urime ditelindjen as they say in Albania to Chris Latham (33), Os du Randt (36), Tom Rees (24), Andrew Hore (30), Lionel Nallet (32), Chilliboy Raphaelle (22), Ben Cohen 30) and Luke Fitzgerald (21)