Watching France v. Argentina in the opening match the other night, I couldn’t help but think I’d seen French second-rower Sébastien Chabal somewhere before.

Oh. Right.

Then again, I still say Munster scrum half Peter Stringer is really Bat Boy from the Weekly World News.

Incidentally, if you missed New Zealand v. Italy or Australia v. Japan, you can re-enact the lopsided results by taking a bag of rugby balls the edge of Niagara Falls and throwing them over, one by one.

Each ball is a Kiwi or Aussie possession, and the air resistance on the way down is the Japanese or Italian defense. When the ball hits the river below, count that as a score for New Zealand or Oz.

Each time the ball bounces all the way back up the falls and lands in your hands, give five points to Italy or Japan. Then toss that ball directly back over the edge.

When you run out of rugby balls, add up the score.