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Casio make a line of watches called "Oceanus" that have some really cool technological features and are nicely styled. https://www.seiyajapan.com/collections/casio/products/casio-oceanus-ocw-t200s-1ajf-made-in-japan Unfortunately, they're made for the Japanese market, and you generally have to order them from there.

The German manufacturer, Laco, does some beautiful watches. They were one of the companies who made the World War II "Flieger" pilot's watches, and they make modern day versions that are reasonably priced: https://www.laco.de/en/watches/pilot-watches-basic

The term that you are looking for is "proper Souths"...

Until 2002. But for the 2002 season, the original club crest had returned to the shirt, and a separate "Blue Sox" logo was shunted to the other side.

I think he'll be genuinely disappointed if they don't come across any voluptuous, green-skinned aliens for him to seduce.

Taxidermy... I have no problem at all with live animals, but as soon as they're stuffed and mounted, it makes my skin crawl. I don't have many recurring nightmares, but the ones I do have usually involve being trapped in some sort of natural history museum.

https://www.centurion-rugby.com/collections/rugby-balls/products/zero-league-trainer-rugby-ball https://leaguerhino.com/collections/training-balls

Japanese Union has some great team names: Suntory Sungoliath, Toshiba Brave Lupus, Mitsubishi DynaBoars etc

Named after Myles "The Slasher" O'Reilly: https://secretireland.ie/myles-the-slasher-o-reilly-ireland-s-braveheart/ There used to be a club called "Slashers" in Cavan as well.

Used to blast this one out back in the day...

I've been involved in one particular interviewing process where there was a hair's breadth between the top 2 candidates. The degree to which you were second pick may be minimal! Also, once you've started, you'll be judged on the quality of your work, and the interview process won't count for anything.

My 8 year old son regularly tells his teammates at his Union club that he'd rather be playing Rugby League because it's better. I don't know if he'll ever play for Ireland or anything, but I'm hopeful he'll have a long career of hiding Union mags at newsagents.

Eoin Morgan - Ireland