(How did England not score a point against South Africa!?)
Well our premiership is full of semi retired New Zealand, Islander and Aussie ex internationals who will play for a couple of years on next to nothing wages so much so that the young gun poms can't get a game to get experiance.

Couple that with any young gun pom will get lumbered with international duties and no club who is paying their wages wants to see there star player not available for weeks on end.

PS I could always call myself a Kiwi if they win coming from those shores. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Except that right at the moment the website seems to be down. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Who's your host? I often find the response time very slow.

Paul Warren is hosting it.

If the site is down then contact him personally. He solves any major issues within hours.

Wouter

Thanks will do.

Anyone want to help with an itinerary?

* What is the closest airport to Mumbles?
* Is there an alternate airport that might be nearer things of interest, then take a train to Mumbles
* Would I need a rental car?
* Wife wants to go to Ireland ... I see a Swansea to Cork Ferry ... is this worthwhile?

Any other ideas would be welcome.

Thanks.

A car to Ireland is quite expensive, especially at that time of year (Foot passenger is quite cheap). She (you)can also come in to Roslare (County Wexford)

http://www.Delta.com Check out Orlando (MCO) through Atlanta to Manchester, England. (MAN is the 3 letter for that airport)

Once in country you might be able to ride on one of the local airlines (Ryan Air) to Dublin cheaper than renting a car and taking the ferry.

Oh, and they drive on the other side of the road so be very carefull if you are driving, or when stepping off a curb out of the Pub! Lots of Americans get hit crossing the road looking the wrong way for traffic.

The closest Airports to Mumbles are Cardiff International Airport, Bristol Airport, London Heathrow, Birmingham and London Gatwick in that order. The ones nearest I would imagine would be the most convenient but probably the most expensive and flight times could be rather restricted as compared to Heathrow or Gatwick. Heathrow and Birmingham are about a 2.5 hour drive, Gatwick is a 3 hour drive from Mumbles. Trains are a possibility from either of the above airports but apart from Heathrow and Gatwick a Taxi would be required to take you to the nearest Train Station which could prove expensive for what it's worth. Therefore, if I was making the trip from the U.S I would probably fly to either Heathrow, Birmingham or Gatwick and then hire a car. As for visiting Ireland it really depends on how far you want to travel when you get there. A weekend in Dublin is fantastic but I'm sure you wouldn't want to miss out on the rest of the beautiful countryside and scenery especially around Cork and my favorite place, Kinsale (see attachment)