Argentina

Martin Johnson prefers pragmatism to answer the criticism | Richard Williams

The England coach believes consistency, rather than creativity, is the way forward for his under-fire players "It's been a tough week, I can't deny it," Martin Johnson said yesterday, giving some hint of his response to the...

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Travellers Guide to Antarctica

To discover a part of the planet reduced to its raw elements. The passengers currently aboard the Russian icebreaker, Kapitan Khlebnikov, chartered by Exodus (0845 330 6013; exodus.co.uk) for a specialist photographic journey...

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Archie MacWoooof on the week in football

Published Date: 21 November 2009 AS I watched that riff raff by the Taff last week a half remembered line kept popping into the old napper, "Once More Into the Valleys of Death..." I think it was from a song by The Skids in the...

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Cooper, Peel and Roberts provide selection headache

Nov 21 2009 by Simon Thomas, South Wales Echo TO LOSE a player of the quality of Mike Phillips and still be spoilt for choice says much about Wales’ strength in depth at scrum-half. Lions Test No 9 Phillips has been forced to...

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Pumas star Lobbe the real deal and the man Wales must watch

IT’S June 11, 2006 and the first Test to be staged in Patagonia by Argentina when a human whirlwind named Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe bursts on to a pass and powers through the attempted tackle of Gavin Thomas.

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Howley urges Cooper to take command of No 9 spot

Nov 21 2009 by Andy Howell, Western Mail ROB HOWLEY has urged Gareth Cooper to take command against Argentina and nail down the Wales scrum-half berth for next Saturday’s clash with Australia. Cooper, who started in the defeat...

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Argentina Forces Dirty War Orphans to Provide DNA

Argentina's Congress approves forced extraction of DNA from suspected dirty war orphans By MAYRA PERTOSSI Associated Press Writer BUENOS AIRES, Argentina November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment In this photo...

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Jones issues Welsh rallying call ahead of Puma tussle

By Andrew Baldock Saturday November 21 2009 Wales captain Ryan Jones wants a bold and ruthless approach from his team as they aim to rediscover their scoring touch against Argentina today. Despite making a total of 17...

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Chinese artists perform folk dance in Brazil

BRASILIA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Artistic Group of China's Hebei Communication Institute presented a performance of Chinese folk dance here Thursday night to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's...

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sangiovese secrets

It is Italy's most planted grape variety, but it may be easier to identify a bottle of Sangiovese in Australia, California or even Argentina. It's those European wine-making laws again, that traditionally give pride of place on...

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