But grown-ups don’t think about what they are saying most of the time. They use bolt-on sentences to make conversation, automatic phrases that spring to mind like trusted licks which blues guitarists fall back on.Here’s an example. If people want to describe somebody as ultra-conservative, they don’t call him ultra-conservative They say that he is somewhere to the right of … Having more or less walked on water when he stepped out against Harrogate, Rob Andrew found himself forced to swim hard at Kingston Park last night as the tourists from South Africa’s mightiest rugby province finally cut loose. “Our boys tend to play well when they are not expected to win, and when they are expected to win they struggle,” Bryan Williams, their coach, sighed.Although they had the better of the draw with Scotland, their form has been so variable – a thrashing for Oxford followed by defeat at Cambridge – that by the time they return to Twickenham on 16 December the performance at Murrayfield will be all but meaningless.LONDON: J Ufton (Wasps); D O’Leary, P Mensah (Harlequins), N Greenstock (Wasps), A Adebayo (Bath); D Pears (Harlequins), S Bates (Wasps, capt); J Leonard, B Moore (Harlequins), I Dunston (Wasps), S Snow, M Watson (Harlequins), L Dallaglio (Wasps), A Diprose (Saracens), R Jenkins (Harlequins).WESTERN SAMOA: A Autagavia (Suburbs); B Lima (Marist), S Laeaga (Suburbs), G Leuapepe (Te Atatu), T Fa’aiuaso (Apia Police); D Kellett (Ponsonby), J Filemu (Wellington); M Mika (Otago University), T Leiasamaivao (Wellington), G Latu (Vaimoso), M Birtwistle (Suburbs), P Leavasa (Apia), S Smith (Helensville), P Lam (Marist, capt), S Kaleta (Ponsonby).Referee: N Lasaga (France)..

The Rugby Football Union would be grateful if as many as 10,000 turn up, an attendance that would swamp the Harlequin ground across the road but will be lost in Twickenham’s concrete bowl.On the other hand, the Test is a 78,000 sell-out, though whether the islanders produce a performance worthy of such an audience will remain imponderable, not least to themselves. Replacement: R Wilson (Instonians) for McBride, 78.Referee: G Borreani (France).. As London have just lost the first two of their Divisional Championship matches, the idea that their game against Western Samoa at Twickenham this afternoon might do for England what their metropolitan predecessors did against Australia in 1988 might just be an exaggeration, writes Steve Bale. But there it is: Tony Jorden, the London coach, believes his side can go the same way as Dick Best’s. It is not an exaggeration to state that it was London’s thrilling win rather than England’s a few weeks later that initiated rugby’s great national revival.
Post-South Africa, English rugby is almost as confused about the way forward as it was then If only the setting were suitable for such a grand design.

It seems that the only candidate was Kevin Bowring, the current caretaker coach.Cardiff: Tries Moore 2, John, Taylor, Davies, Hall; Conversions Davies 5; Penalties Davies 2. Ulster: Penalties McCall 2.Cardiff: M Rayer; S Ford, S John, M Hall, N Walker; A Davies, A Moore; A Lewis, J Humphreys, L Mustoe, J Wakeford, D Jones, E Lewis (M Bennett, 78), H Taylor (capt), O Williams.ULSTER: J Bell (Northampton); J Topping (Ballymena), M Field (Malone), W Harbinson (Malone, capt), J Cunningham (Dublin Univ); M McCall (Bangor), N Doak (NIFC); R Mackey (Malone), A Clarke (Northampton), G Leslie (Dungannon), J Davidson (Dungannon), G Longwell (Ballymena), S Duncan (Malone), D Erskine (Sale), D McBride (Malone). Another candidate, Pierre Villepreux, the former French full-back, simply failed to turn up. But Clive Griffiths, the Wales rugby league coach, withdrew after discovering that the WRU had not made a formal approach to his employers, Warrington. Although Ulster showed more resistance they conceded a sixth try when Mike Hall, who has signed for Wasps, burst through a broken defence.The victory means that Alex Evans, who takes up an appointment in his native Australia in the new year, could leave Cardiff with the European Cup and richer by pounds 250,000.Evans took over as Wales coach for the World Cup in South Africa and last night the Welsh Rugby Union were expected to interview a number of candidates for the pounds 50,000 post. Earlier Davies, despite kicking indifferently, had landed a penalty and three conversions.Ulster’s only response was a penalty from the stand-off McCall. An indication of the advantage Cardiff held in the scrummage was also provided by the No 8 Hemi Taylor, who helped himself to a try after the Ulster forwards once again were forced to retreat at a rate of knots.Cardiff’s superiority up front was such that when they were awarded a penalty from a handsome position in the second half they opted for a scrum from where Moore slipped over on the blind side.

Cardiff’s second try was the result of a cleverly worked midfield move which ended with Stephen John scoring in splendid style.Before the interval of what had been a one-sided half, Davies was the fortunate recipient of a ricochet from his own grubber kick. Cardiff outfought, out-thought and, in particular, out-scrummaged the Irish Province who time and again were caught red-handed as they were driven back by a more powerful and cohesive eight. It gave the Wales half- backs, Andy Moore and Adrian Davies, a comfortable platform and the scrum- half helped himself to two tries while the stand-off scored 21 points.
From the first scrum Ulster were shoved back over their own line as Moore dived into the spreadeagled Irish pack for a try. “If they continue to play as well as they are doing at the moment then I will do my damnedest to talk them out of it again.”. Cardiff, after holding Begles to a draw in France, gave themselves a great chance of reaching the semi-finals of the inaug- ural Heineken European Cup with a thumping victory over Ulster at the Arms Park last night.