New, free, online rugby magazine

This looks rather good (no, I don't mean Mr Farrell - I am not remotely qualified to comment on such things - I mean the document his photograph appears on the front of).

DSM Rugby ("Dummy, Scissors, Miss" apparently - so clearly aimed at backs!) is a free online magazine for rugby followers. The first issue (which came out in December) featured all sorts of good stuff - apparently - including the first in a regular series of articles by Danielle Waterman (Clifton Ladies & England). The second issue has just appeared.

I say apparently because try as I might I can't actually log into it at the minute. Which actually means I may have to do some work today. Bother.

Anyway - with those of you in Herts starting your half-term early today it'll give you something to do to fill the yawning gap in your social schedule. And for those of you in Beds it'll help you get over the gnawing injustice of having to go to school while your soft southern colleagues get the day off! Indeed quite what tough northerner Andy makes of his wimpish new home is anyone's guess.

"Call that snow? When I were I lad..."

• Okay - managed to get in now and its brilliant!. The problem seems to be that its presented using Flash so that it looks like a paper journal - when you read through it it "turns" the page in an animated sort of way. So you can't get in on some computers if the connection is a bit dodgy or whatever. But it is worth the effort!!