Quote of the Week

...goes to Thames Valley captain Steven Hill, whose team got trounced 69-0 by North Harbour in the first Ranfurly Shield challenge of 2007. The NZ Herald carries his thoughts on the the possible reasons for his team's heavy loss...

The 5.35pm Saturday kick-off, Hill suggested, hadn't really suited his side.

"We're normally pissed by then," he admitted.