Scrum of the Earth /

Cardiff's vintage shops had record sales on Friday...

So the international bunch are over and that means double the gossip. Plus! Plenty more funny little titbits we can mull over and twist like the professionals down on The Sun newsdesk. Someday they will accept our tip-offs...

The Welsh are still obsessed by the 1970s

Two Grand Slams later, fashion has moved on (even to tracksuit bottoms and sparkling white trainers) yet still Welsh rugby fans obsesses about their golden generations. Our man in Cardiff joined the 200-strong crowd to hear Glynneath entertainer and coal miner's hero, Max Boyce, outside the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. Shame it was only a tribute band. 

Gavin Henson doesn't want to play for the Lions?

Fancy embarrassing Rob Howley like that? Sitting in a press conference lauding up his number one superstar, little did Howley know that on the other side of the ground, Mr. Spray Tan was going mental and pulling out against the world champions. We bet Warren Gatland was really concerned?! But if you're Achilles tendon hurts...

England are turning into the All-Blacks...

Nope, they aren't performing their own HAKA with 'Cup of Tea' instead of 'Kam-a-tee.' Get this, four of England's 22 versus the Pacific Islanders stem from pastures exotic. And that's not including Michael Lipman (brought up in Australia) nor Tom Palmer (via Kenya). But if it’s fine for New Zealand to nick the best from the Pacific…

Declan Kidney and Graham Henry were separated at birth...

Apart from one preferring the tracksuit and pitchside seat whereas the other sports the tailored funeral-esque look like whilst perched behind a big glass screen in the warm, Messrs Henry and Kidney look remarkably alike.

A leopard never changes his spots...

Especially if your name is Wayne Barnes. Continuing to miss forward passes, coincidentally when there is an All-Black in the vicinity, the IRB’s pin-up referee was kept off limits to the New Zealand media all week. It couldn't have been as bad had Steve Hansen shared his real thoughts after New Zealand’s crushing victory over Scotland. Even the Scottish press wanted to join in!

Try and imagine Scotland without Mike Blair...

If you're Scottish please look away now! If Mel Gibson can rally a group of humongous hairy warriors for what was ultimately a losing battle, then why is Frank Hadden struggling with his selection pool? Granted Euan Murray is cracking a few necks and there are hardly more inspirational sights than Mike Blair scurrying his little socks into a bunch of impenetrable beasts, but why can't anyone follow him?

The Team of the Week...

15. Delon Armitage (England) 14. Paul Sackey (England) 13. Richard Kahui (New Zealand) 12.Jean de Villiers (South Africa) 11 Mirco Bergamasco (Italy) 10. Stephen Donald (New Zealand) 9. Danny Care (England) 8. Andy Powell (Wales) 7. Adam Thomson (New Zealand) 6. Schalk Burger (South Africa) 5. Victor Matfield (South Africa) 4. Anthony Boric (New Zealand) 3. Euan Murray (Scotland) 2. Lee Mears (England) 1. Salvatore Perugini (Italy)