To help you get in the festive spirit we are delighted to present the ESPNScrum Countdown. We'll be counting down the days until the North Pole's greatest loose-head prop packs down your chimney with an assortment of jokes, trivia and novelties to hopefully raise a smile or two.
Check out our latest offering below and be sure to check back tomorrow for your latest dose of festive fun!
Irish eyes are smiling
It was unquestionably Ireland’s year with a Six Nations Grand Slam and Leinster lifting the Heineken Cup, so with the clock running down on 2009 here’s Tommy Bowe’s brilliant try against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in March.
Lost in translation
"I was busy trying to tell him [the referee] that I was waiting for the kicking tee but my
pronunciation was marginally out because I was, in fact, telling him that I wanted a cup of tea."
Toulon’s England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson gets to grips with life in France.
Pop Quiz
Which two players have played all nine of the Pacific Islanders’ Tests? Click here for the answer.
Fantasy XV
Leadership is vital in rugby, with the skipper often setting the tone for a side’s performance with some carefully chosen words or an all-action display. Our latest Fantasy XV pulls together 15 of the best skippers to have led their countries, try getting a word in edgeways.
15. Gavin Hastings (Scotland and British & Irish Lions)
14. Ieuan Evans (Wales)
13. Brian O’Driscoll (Ireland)
12. Will Carling (England)
11. Gareth Thomas (Wales)
10. Hugo Porta (Argentina)
9. David Kirk (New Zealand)
1. David Sole (Scotland)
2. Sean Fitzpatrick (New Zealand)
3. John Smit (South Africa)
4. Martin Johnson (England and British & Irish Lions)
5. Willie-John McBride (Ireland and British & Irish Lions)
6. Jean-Pierre Rives (France)
7. Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
8. Mervyn Davies (Wales)
Graham Jenkins joined Scrum in 1999 and took over the reins for a second time in 2006. His journalistic career has also seen him work for BBC Sport and IMG and he currently lives with his family in Farnham.
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