It is a long time time from May to December ...

I see a Samoan centre has blown his stack over perceived mal-treament in the pool game schedule of da rugby world cup.

Pity instead of cussing he could of done some maths and made a case. And a case I think he indeed has.

Days between first and last game in pool matches:

Nu Zulun 23   (Theeze bois should be a frush as a daisy!)
Englun22        (Trust the poms to have their hand in the till)
Arguntina 22    (And fair enough)
Fiji 22      ( hey what!?)
Frunce 21   (Remember the Rainbow warrior)
Irelun 21    (A team with depth)
Italy 21       (A team with deeper depth)
Scotlun 21    (Could bring out the bag pipes to ....)
Wales 21       (Could just carry the day)
Australya19      (No wonder they are tiring)
South Africa 19  (A team to watch)
Cunada 19         ( A team to follow)
Georgia 18         (On my mind)
Romania 18        (Another team to watch)
Tonga 17           ( Yet another team to watch)
Japan 17            (Still yet another team to watch ... go JK)
USA  16           (Could spring a nasty surprise)
Russia 16         (A team with a lot going for it)
Namibia 16     (A team with a lot going for it on dry ground)
Samoa 16       (A team with the deepest depth)
Republic of West Transylvania 4 (unless it rains and then 5)
Clotsville  1  ( A team)

However, clearly revenue is at the forefront of the IRB scheduling decision.

Smile though your heart is aching, smile even though its breaking ...

The RWC Rugby World Cup draweth nigh in little old Nu Zulun.

We hope that the ABs (All Blacks) will win.

However, the real test for Nu Zulun is whether we are mature enough to host this competition. We are by all accounts a young country in the scheme of things. The RWC will test whether we have come of age.

The prospects of the All Blacks have been dissected, trisected, analysed, and pyscho-analysed. One commentator (Sean Fitzpatrick) warns regarding All Blacks that there is no room for playing games.

Have I missed something here? I thought, (silly me) that rugby was a game that people played.

Fitzpatrick, who, I admit, I have taken out of context hints indirectly at my point.

The RWC will only be a success if there is plenty of room for sport, playing games and having fun.

It will not be so successful if untold kiwis rest their their sense of identity and self esteem on an All Blacks victory.

So dare I say it?

"May the best team win!"