Futtocks

The Roosters have started very strongly!

A good and much-needed win for the Cowboys. 30:22

Once they finally got round to it, the Olympic Flame was a pretty cool spectacle. But my God, they took their time getting there!

We are now approximately 4 hours into the section titled "Long speeches from grey-haired men in suits."

Daft Punk would probably be better suited to the closing ceremony, which is party time for all the athletes. And that would be better than 2012's closer, which was a Coldplay dirge-fest.

They'll need Taylor Swift if they want to go big. Or Taylor Swift and Dolly Parton if they want awesome.

Dozed off for a bit and came back to a John Lewis Advert-style rendition of Imagine.

Good hats from the Colombians.

An aria from Carmen, the opera set in *checks notes* Spain.

Ooh, French Heavy Metal! Rightfully as famous around the world as it currently is.

There's someone on Notre Dame with a naked flame. Nothing could possibly go wrong with that.

Daft Punk could have got back together and created a playlist for the whole event. Or we could find out if Johnny Halliday was interested.

Hungarian is also related to Finnish, which is a really odd one.

Well spotted - I've edited my post now.

Ysanne Churchman, aged 99. Who? She played Grace Archer in the long-running BBC radio soap opera, and her character was killed off in a shock story twist, intended to overshadow the launch of ITV. Churchman was selected as the victim because she was asking for equal pay and unionisation. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c134yn03dpmo

Koroisau makes sure he's in the right place at the right time, as the Tigers make a try out of a bit of a mess. WAR 28:16 WST at full time.

DWZ makes it safe, following a great run by Tuivasa-Sheck.

Fonua-Blake thunders over from short range.

Sunday's Fixtures 10.45am: York Valkyrie v Huddersfield Giants 11.10am: Leeds Rhinos v St Helens 11.35am: Wigan Warriors v York Valkyrie 12pm: Cardiff Demons v Leeds Rhinos 12.25pm: Huddersfield Giants v Wigan Warriors 12.50pm: St Helens v Cardiff Demons 1.45pm: First semi-final 2.10pm: Second semi-final 2.50pm: Women’s Nines Final

I like the Papali'i try celebration!

My God, I had no idea he was gone! Sad news.

An unexpected tangent for David Yip.

The Roosters got more into the game in the second half and almost drew, but for a missed conversion in the dying seconds. NEW 12:10 SYD at full time.

Newcastle lead 10:0 at half time. A few disallowed tries, but overall the home side's defence is very effective.