I’ve got the advance word on half time entertainment for this Friday’s Waratahs match. It’ll be me, in a sumo suit, racing three others around an obstacle course with the winner getting $500 from HSBC and going into the draw for a trip to South Africa to watch the Lions in Durban… which considering I have family in Durban, I’d be quite keen on!

There’s further details of what I know so far over at Green and Gold Rugby, but at least this time I’m being asked to go on the ground, quite a change from last time…….

To set the scene, I’d been drinking beers at The Oval with 1,000 of my closest friends whom I never yet met.. the Kiwi’s put up a pitiful ODI performance and the game finished several hours early. Let me make it clear I would never do this during a game, however in the context of the match being over and about 200 other ANZACS giving it a shot, it was all good fun.

Here’s the story on cricinfo where you’ll find the quote “It was no-holds-barred stuff – many of the tackles on show would have resulted in a sin-binning had they taken place on the rugby field, and there are doubtless some bruised bodies this morning”.

It’s certainly something I’d never do at home in Australia.. the fines are HUGE. I was told by security as they were kicking me out that if I did it at the Oval again I’d be fined 10 pounds. The guy wasn’t happy when I pulled out a tenner and said take this if I can have another go

To get an idea of our sobriety you just need listen to the commentary by my mate who is filming, and also appreciate the section of the video where he goes artistic and starts filming in portrait. Gold Timbo, Gold.

I got pretty hammered by security, you’ll see the cop run in with a boot and hear the whole crowd go Ooooowwwwwww

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