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Welsh success is down to love birds Gatland and Edwards spending Valentines night together…

March 19th, 2008 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article. That Lib Dem MP and the uglier of the two Cheeky Girls - they’re an odd couple. As are Danny Cipriani and the marginally better looking of the two Cheeky Girls. But no couple is odder than Wazza Gatland and his baldy babe Shaun Edwards.
Apparently the pair (neither of whom […]

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Tags: Wind-ups · Shiny News · ScrumBag News · news · Wales

Danny Cipriani used to date a lingerie model who plays the drums like a gorilla and was once said to have been born a man- should Ashton drop him for it?

March 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. First drinking orange juice in a nightclub at midnight and now THIS?
Just as you thought Cirpiani was back on the straight and narrow after “orange juice gate” and “starring on MTV in his pants”, this comes out. Apparently Danny used to date a stunning lingerie model Larissa Summers who […]

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Tags: Videos · Player News · Player Profiles · Six Nations · Wind-ups · news · ScrumBag News · Shiny News · England

Shaun Edwards blasts Brian Ashton over Cipriani. (Can we call this mess Ciprianigate yet?)

March 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. Furious baldy Wasps coach Shaun Edwards has come out fighting this afternoon, claiming Ashton has got this Cipriani mess totally and utterly wrong. Oddly, despite The Six Nations firing up again in mere hours, Edwards still has his Wasps hat on, and boy is he pissed off. Edwards feels […]

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Tags: Six Nations · Player News · Shiny News · news · Wales · Scotland · England

Infrared cameras reveal who grassed on Danny Cipriani

March 6th, 2008 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article. Have we got an exclusive for you. Scrumbag’s miraculous NIGHT-O-VISION® cameras can exclusively reveal just who grassed Danny Cipriani up to Brian Ashton. If you haven’t heard, Cipriani has been booted out of the England squad after going to a night club last night. The original photo of Danny […]

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Tags: Wind-ups · Six Nations · Player News · Shiny News · ScrumBag News · Scotland · news · England

Enjoy a FREE crate of Carling Cup Final beer during the Six Nations

February 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. Competition thievery is a glorious thing. Our uncouth football friends over at our sister soccer blogs Chelsea Pies and Spurs Pies are giving away a crate of Carling beer and Carling Cup final match ball to celebrate their big match at Wembley this weekend. Frankly, I think you should […]

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Tags: Wind-ups · Six Nations · Television · Shiny News · ScrumBag News · news · Rugby on TV · England

Six Nations Shit Lookalikes: Warren Gatland and Minty from Eastenders

February 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. One spends his entire existence either covered in grease or drinking beer, the other is Minty from Eastenders…
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Tags: Wind-ups · Six Nations · Shiny News · Sports · "Humour" · ScrumBag News · news

Does Ospreys head coach Lyn Jones secretly hate Ospreys head coach Warren Gatland?

February 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Calvert wrote this article.
They both manage Ospreys, but one of them has the cheek to call his Ospreys team “Wales” and then enter them into The Six Nations (and look likely to win the bloody thing too - the cheek!). But does the real Ospreys gaffer hate Gatland? Well, today he’s come […]

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Tags: Six Nations · The Coaches Speak · Shiny News · ScrumBag News · news · Wales

Indian rugby star combines Bollywood with egg chasing

December 18th, 2007 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article.
Rahul Bose may not be a household name in most parts of the world, but in India he’s a star of epic proportions. Imagine if Daniel Craig played rugby for the country as well as being James Bond - that’s what Rahul is - both an actor and international […]

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Fancy working at Shiny Media - the home of Scrumbag?

December 6th, 2007 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article. Bored of a job so dull you skive work to look at Scrumbag all day? Well, hold tight, as this is your big fat chance to win an internship at Shiny Media thanks to the LG Video Media Talent Award.
We’re looking for new talent in front of and behind the […]

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Could you handle a game of Arctic rugby?

November 15th, 2007 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. We’ve all played rugby in temperatures so cold, mud turns to concrete and sexual organs shrivel up to an eighth their normal size. But has anyone been nuts enough to try this before?
A rugby club in Finland (home of Santa, vodka, and, erm, nope that’s it, just the two […]

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BRRRRRRREAKING NEWS: Georgia Vs Portugal has been cancelled… everybody panic!

November 8th, 2007 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
There are certain events in life when you’ll never forget where you were. Where were you when John Lennon tasted lead, 911 happened, or Princess Di died - we all know. And now this. For decades people will talk about where they were when today’s big rugby news broke… […]

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