http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/lions-bowe Just another irishtimes.com weblog Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:42:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The season is over and I am now on my holidays!!!  Five weeks off, the Ospreys have given me, which is the longest I have ever had. It has been an amazing season for me personally. Twelve months ago I wouldn’t have dreamed of playing in a Lions test match, ... http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/lions-bowe/2009/07/06/what-about-her-eyes/ I’m so happy to be given the chance to play in the centre this week. Getting to play 13 will be a great challenge, though I feel comfortable there already having played almost half the season and most of the Heineken cup matches there for the Ospreys. (more...)Share This http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/lions-bowe/2009/07/02/well-give-it-socks-for-the-pride-on-saturday/ I’m a little lost on what to say.  The series is now over which is quite hard to come to terms with.  Having been in front the whole game and to lose it in a last minute kick is probably the worst feeling I have ever experienced. Walking off the ... http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/lions-bowe/2009/06/29/lost-for-words-after-missed-opportunity/ I walked into my room today to find both Crofty’s and my bed missing.  The sheets were perfectly folded on the ground, but mattresses and beds gone.  I love when this starts because it’s time now to think how we’re going to get revenge.  At the minute there are a ... http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/lions-bowe/2009/06/25/sleepless-nights-definitely-when-your-bed-gets-stolen/ Due to the numerous knocks us rugby players take to the head people assume we are a little bit slow - or some may even suggest stupid!  This squad in particular, however, may debunk that theory and prove that us rugby players at not quite as slow as many think. ... http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/lions-bowe/2009/06/23/harry-aside-we%e2%80%99re-quite-a-learned-bunch/ There were a lot of disappointed faces at breakfast this morning with the realisation that we came so close and in not winning let ourselves and the supporters down.  It was a very difficult match and we made things even more difficult by giving them such a comfortable head start, ... http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/lions-bowe/2009/06/21/determined-to-right-the-wrong/ I heard the funniest joke on Monday...Donncha O’Callaghan was going to be captain of the British and Irish Lions. Ha! Ha!  Turned out this wasn’t a joke after all.  No, fair play to him.  Donncha is the ultimate when it comes to professionalism and a great player but is also great ... http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/lions-bowe/2009/06/17/not-easy-translating-the-frog-word-as-water-boy/ The Western Province match was always going to be difficult but we definitely made it hard work for ourselves.  James Hook showed real character and balls to step up and nail that kick at the end, I can only admire players that have the nerve to do that.  I wouldn’t ... http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/lions-bowe/2009/06/15/sharks-go-hungry-as-lions-get-stuck-in/ A very convincing win for the boys yesterday (Wednesday).  The Sharks are one of top provincial sides in South Africa.  Even if they were missing a few players we looked to be getting stronger and stronger as the game went on and by the end the Sharks didn’t know where ... http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/lions-bowe/2009/06/12/retro-support-cover-the-hard-miles/ The squad was dealt a terrible blow yesterday as we found out that Leigh Halfpenny and Stephen Ferris were heading home.  Leigh could not hold in his emotions at training when he realised his leg was not getting better. For him to join the squad late thinking his leg was ... http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/lions-bowe/2009/06/10/squad-mourns-loss-of-wounded-lions-and-rog/