I think Gatlin really got this wrong....He is not the best public speaker...The press have made a meal of this...What he actually said was:

"We COULD have feigned an injury resulting in uncontested scrums." COULD being the operative word.

Not the most sensible of comments, but I'm afraid this has become a feature of the game...Especially at club level.

I'm still proud of the way we have conducted ourselves in the tournament, and the Australia match should be a good one. I won't be able to watch as I have friends arriving for an annual visit, who are not Rugby fans.

I will record it though for consumption on Monday. Hmm, doubt if I'll be able to avoid the result though!

Make them watch the game and they will become fans????

Bingalu

Sadly, small amounts of my friends don't like Rugby. They follow a game called Football????? Couldn't tell you much about that game! Horses for courses.

If it were the final.......I'm afraid rudeness would prevail. I would have to watch. Sadly, we are not there and th France NZ match will be a one sided affair I think.

Making them watch it? Julie would probably decide to "Go for a walk" Pete would tolerate, but would talk constantly throughout on differing topics.

Not everyone loves the game the way we do here in Wales :((

"Wine and beer,"? The games on at breakfast time!

I think Gatland was being refreshingly honest in what he said.

There would not be anyone, in any sport, who does not think about these things (but would never own up to such thoughts) - the quality of the man is that he publicly admits such thoughts and rejected them. Honesty is a rare quality.