For those of you who read my site with some regularly might remember when I poked a bit of fun at England’s lock and one helluva rugby player Danny Grewcock; immature? Yes, of course. But if you have read this site more than once and expect anything more than the maturity level of an 8 year old you’re not really getting me at all. So in that light, and in all fairness to Danny and his last name, its only fair that I continue this - potentially even starting up a new series for the site? - and make a few jabs at New Zealand prop Tony Woodcock.

Once again, Woodcock (hehe) is a man of large stature, who could crush people with his thumb, who may have a bit to prove after what I can only assume has been a lifetime of punchlines developed around his surname:

Woodcock has a reputation for playing as much rugby as he possibly can. In 2005 he played in the first eleven of the twelve All Black test matches that year. From 2001-2004, he played in every match for North Harbour, except for the first two matches of 2004 due to being on All Black duty, and in 2002 and 2003, he played the full eighty minutes of every game for North Harbour. In 2006, he requested and received permission from the All Black coaching staff to return a week early from his enforced rest due to All Black duty, to play in North Harbour’s Ranfurly Shield challenge against Canterbury, a match that North Harbour won 21-17, making them the Ranfurly Shield holders for the first time.

Even better, Tony helped the All Blacks by scoring the only try, and ultimately the game winning points, against Australia to win the Tri Nations. But, just for fun, let’s take a look at the following scenario for this year’s World Cup:

• England finishes 2nd in pool A
• New Zealand wins pool C
• England beats… probably Australia
• New Zealand beats… probably Ireland

You know what we get if that all happens? Yep, we get the Grewcock vs. Woodcock matchup that would be the dream come true of any rugby fan with tourettes and those of us who find humor - childish, maybe - in such things.

• Dan Carter hands New Zealand Tri-Nations title (The Telegraph)
• Tony Woodcock (rugby player) (Wikipedia)