John Leslie charged with 2 counts of indecent assault

(I have terrible trouble getting Radio 4 too, but I've never known that happen)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7470653.stm

Retro cool.

By the way, why haven't the names of those Rugby Gangbang players been made public? Couldn't be because they're a bunch of middle class, public school tossers could it?

^was thinking this

Weird how four footballers having consensual sex with a woman is SHOCK FRONT PAGE SCANDAL material, but four rugby players raping a woman isn't

At least it'll put a temporary stop to all that "footballers could learn a lot from the way rugby players behave" rubbish

Front page of (the bit above the main headline, anyway) of the London Shite last week was something along the lines of:

Andrew(s) to stand by rugby 'rape' stars

which makes it sound like it's something they should be proud of.

Rugby players having sex with women is a pretty big step forward for them, let's be honest

(xp) Oh I imagine a fair amount of bragging has taken place since, in between bouts of drinking each others piss or whatever high-spirited shenanigans these rugby chaps get up to on tour

True. I should've said "makes it sound like something we (englanders)should be proud of. we may be getting beaten on the field but &c &c"

The rugby players have been named:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1331738.ece

Handsome bunch, no problems in attracting the ladies there

"Topsy"

Bigwigs had been further embarrassed when a blonde told a newspaper how, on that same night, she arrived from a fancy-dress party in a saucy Alice in Wonderland outfit to romp with winger Strettle.

Try saying "romp with winger Strettle" 4 times quickly..

He was fantastic in bed – awesome and had amazing staying power. He kept going like the Duracell Bunny in the TV ads. "We must have done every position imaginable by the time we’d finished. What a night."

Why is that they always do "every position imaginable" in these kind of stories? Very little imagination?

Every position imaginable = standing by the bed with one of your great mates watching

Of course royal totties hubbies to be don't do such things...

Witnesses have said that while some players hit the booze after England’s defeat by the All Blacks, Zara Phillips’s fiance Mike Tindall, 29, stuck with soft drinks.

Backpacker Adam Hastings, 21, said: "Women were flinging themselves at the players but Mike wasn’t having any of it.

"He told me other women didn’t interest him because he’d got the best girl in the world back home."

Zara arrived in New Zealand this morning to support England in tomorrow's Second Test.

the best girl in the world

Zara arrived in New Zealand this morning to support England in tomorrow's Second Test.

In a saucy Alice in Wonderland outfit? Agggggggghh no, pluck out mine eyes.

"saucy" + "romp"

Danny Care - sounds like some crap sub-Fratellis pretend-indie band lead singer.

http://galleries.lycos.co.uk/d/17960-3/zara-phillips.jpg

(insert l-r mix-up joek here)

Couldn't be because they're a bunch of middle class, public school tossers could it?

FWIW Two were former youth footballers (Care, Strettle)from normal backgrounds. Ojo went to Dartford Grammar (definitely not posh). No idea about Brown.

Yes, but it's fair bet that they would be middle class, public school tossers, so better safe than sorry for the media?

It's more "footballers are not" than "rugby are", I reckons.

Yes, but it's fair bet that they would be middle class, public school tossers, so better safe than sorry for the media?

Out of the 32 man squad for the NZ tour I found the schools of 28 players : it worked out 14 state school and 14 private. Most of the private schools were small independant grammar schools, not 'name' public schools.

Half went to private schools? That's more than I thought!

Footballers in rape allegations, especially gang-rape allegations, seem to go unnamed as often as they are named.

wtf? "EIGHT PREMIERSHIP PLAYERS FACE RAPE INQUIRY"

Remember this?

Even if they were on international duty abroad for England? Hasn't happened, of course, because footballers can behave themselves on international duty, unlike rugby players

That's because professional footballers are treated like tiny children and not let out of sight on international duty. Possibly with good reason.

Also not surrounded by a bunch of sycophantic pressmen turning a blind eye/ joining in the "fun"

wtf?

you are kind of reaching here.

Yes, I know, I'll shut up, I'm even annoying myself today