It's the BBC1 coverage of the Spanish Grand Prix that overlaps with the Challenge Cup kick off on Sunday. IIRC I read that the Eastenders omnibus has been moved to a late night slot now.

Don't fret - with Monsieur French in the seat, you'll enjoy finding out where each player played his amateur rugby and what his Dad/Uncle/Grandad was like. It will also be amusing to hear him try to get his bouche round the Catalans players names.

Meanwhile, Davies will do his best Marvin the Paranoid Android impression in the background, in a valiant attempt to spoil it for everyone.

Watching a game on the BBC always reminds me how good the Sky coverage actually is.

Indeed, you wouldn't catch Sky having a commentary duo that is past their sell by date...

You've obviously never listened to BBC Radio Humberside then?

I'm no fan of Eddie and Stevo, but at least their inane ramblings are accompanied by HD and decent camera angles - the BBC coverage always looks like it's done on the cheap.

I do like Clare Balding though.

Fortunately for Ray there are very few French players in the Catalans team.

Show's how much you know...

Aigrir des raisins?

Second in SL and a winnable QF...life is sweet, not sour.

(If my club had been dumb enough to sign Agar for 3 years things would be a tad sour ).

Yes it does. Well spotted

Only 5 of the starting 13 were french born. Only 8 of the 17. The only SL team in a RL region has 8 French players, very disappointing.....but handy for Ray french

Ray French, lovely guy, but is long past his commentating sell by date, and Davies has the most annoying whiney Welsh voice that has me automatically reaching for the handset mute button.

Warrington by 12

Ray French talks utter rubbish...
Good job Wire aren't playing Stains...

I do theres something about her.

Isn't that what makes a commentator good?! It p*sses me off no end when Eddie and Stevo spend more time talking about an incident that happened 10 minutes ago than they do talking about the game in front of them (and are often wrong about said incident).

Commentators commentate. Analysers analyse. They aren't there to be controversial.


The only thing I don't like about Woods is that he doesn't sound like he's genuinely enthused by the game, he's just talking about it.
French just can't keep up anymore. It's embarrassing at times how bad he is. And they've given him the Catalans game, where no doubt well hear "Thomas Bosh" said 1000x, as well as the weight of the pack and the address of each players amateur club. Basically completely useless facts as filler.

Isn't being hypercritical what a true fan would do?