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The Squidge Rugby World Cup Retrospective
2011 #31 - Italy 27-10 USA
Season 1, Ep. 31
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This week we wave goodbye to the USA Eagles, who are downed by the Azzurri. We talk Scott Fardy anecdotes, Alberto Sgarbi drop goals, headers in rugby and try to figure out who's quicker: Mirco Bergamasco or Taku Ngwenya?
Thanks as always to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.
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