Dragons v Munster Friday 6th January 07

Above: Cork Lesiure Centre

At around 7 O’clock this evening the people of Limerick and Cork will down Turnips and check the neighbourhood watch (everyone gets to wear it for 15 minutes each), the air will be full of the sound of tractors being parked up and the kids will be running home after disentangling themselves from abandoned combine harvesters eagerly awaiting the utter thrashing their heroes in dark pink will be giving to the poor upstarts from the Welsh Rivera, Newport.

The Dark Pinks are sending across what can only be described as a first rate squad, the team are so confident they are taking a raffle on who will score the fifth try, their only worry is if the big metal whirligig at Cork Airport can actually stay in the air for a whole hour.

Newport Gwent Dragons on the other hand are putting out a team of Academy players coupled with a few seasoned professionals; Colin Charvis (58) and Ian Gough (42) and their only job will be to try and stop the academy kids from throwing their scrum caps into the crowd and hoying themselves into the Mighty River Usk. The good news for the Dragons is that “Billy Smart” aka “Krusty” aka “The Circus” Mike Hercus is still so fecking shocking that he’s still on the bench despite some 15 year old children making their debuts for the Dragons tonight.

Recommendation: Dragons –4 at Skybet.