Martin Clark

Clinical research professional - dad - husband - just trying to keep life fun. Rugby, cycling, sport and fitness in general keeps me going👌 All views my own.

[Martin Clark @ClarkClarkmac]

@ProgressiveRug 1/2 Dreadful case and situation. For those ref bashing, a few comments. 1. Read the ruling IN FULL. 2. Duty of care in rugby is EVERYONE'S responsibility, not just the referee. 3. Insight into the expert witnesses. They were both the best in the business. ....

[Gengey @EllisGenge]

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[Martin Clark @ClarkClarkmac]

@seledka_vodka @narindertweets .... and, have the government figured out the cost to the public purse of private schools claiming vat back on all of their capital development projects in past and future years. They invest quite a lot in education projects. Another element of 'face palm' that rises from this.

[Martin Clark @ClarkClarkmac]

@nedboulting Brilliantly done 🙌

[Martin Clark @ClarkClarkmac]

@brianmoore666 Politicians (mainly the conservatives) have taken the piss out of the electorate since Boris got involved with Brexit campaigning..... until respect for the electorate returns turnout will be low.

[Martin Clark @ClarkClarkmac]

@CharlieFelix Very interesting piece. With womens rugby on the rise, there is the opportunity for the RFU to get that model right early on. I'd be interested to see what you uncover there.

[Martin Clark @ClarkClarkmac]

@ladbible Those m&s pigs.

[Martin Clark @ClarkClarkmac]

@CharlieFelix For the second time in 7 days..... What A Game!!!

[Martin Clark @ClarkClarkmac]

@char1iewatts @gingerarab look at this. I thought this was a dream when I moved there in the 00's...... but we did this a few times to get to M'field (in the mid 90s?). Good Times.

[Charlie Watts @char1iewatts]

Forget the underground. Bring back the Bristol Flyover

[Martin Clark @ClarkClarkmac]

@APCOAUK @CitizensAdvice At what point does receiving repeated, false Penalty Notice claims from APCOA Parking UK become harrasment? Granted, it's once a year, but you should be able to cancel repeated false flags with minimal human effort.

[Martin Clark @ClarkClarkmac]

@ryanwilson89 The blind side flanker and 8 had released their bind from the scrum, thus they were no longer in the scrum and had to retreat to the off side line. They didn't do so and the blindside flanker was in an offside position when he moved to play the ball and score the try. Simple.

[Martin Clark @ClarkClarkmac]

@SamLStandsUp @will_owen9 It's more 'usual' when a defence rules & creativity is low. With the 6N near we may see it a lot more with ENG. For me there are other instances in the game where people in front of the ball play a part when they are/should be out of the game e.g. protecting the box kick catcher.

[Martin Clark @ClarkClarkmac]

@SamLStandsUp @will_owen9 Yep, a good but not hugely interesting dual. The 5m law is not the problem... it's the 'retreat to be 10m away' element of the law that is the issue. Change that to 20m and could you solve the problem? It would also penalise poor up and unders which are a coach (and fan) killer!!

[Martin Clark @ClarkClarkmac]

@CharlieFelix I've not watched the game yet but will happily Ffwd through that passage of play when i get there. Dull. Pat Lams thoughts on calling a mark between 22 and 1/2 way line were interesting.

[Harlequins Women 🃏 @HarlequinsWomen]

A NEW WORLD RECORD! 🤩

Harlequins are proud to announce the Club has broken the World Record for attendance at a Women's Club match for the third year running 👏

📲 https://t.co/o9qcZn2rS0

#COYQ #HARvGLH #BigGame15

[England Rugby @EnglandRugby]

Amateur rugby but make it elite 💪

@winchesterRFC are in great shape after winning promotion to Level 6 and taking on 35 new players in the process, allowing them to field four teams in total.

Tap below to read more �Amateur rugby but make it elite 💪

@winchesterRFC are in great shape after winning promotion to Level 6 and taking on 35 new players in the process, allowing them to field four teams in total.

Tap below to read more �Amateur rugby but make it elite 💪

@winchesterRFC are in great shape after winning promotion to Level 6 and taking on 35 new players in the process, allowing them to field four teams in total.

Tap below to read more �Amateur rugby but make it elite 💪

@winchesterRFC are in great shape after winning promotion to Level 6 and taking on 35 new players in the process, allowing them to field four teams in total.

Tap below to read more 👇

[Kev Thomas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧 @KevMonynys]

#SuellaBraverman being given a spoof ‘D*ck of the Year’ award by the ‘lovely’ Left.
Now just imagine the outrage and meltdowns from the same Leftists if Conservatives had done the same thing to Shabana Mahmood.
#LeftistHypocrisy

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

Robert De Niro’s full statement on Trump. Please read and let me know your thoughts:

I’ve spent a lot of time studying bad men.  I’ve examined their characteristics, their mannerisms, the utter banality of their cruelty. Yet there’s something different about Donald Trump. When I look at him, I don’t see a bad man. Truly.

I see an evil one.

Over the years, I’ve met gangsters here and there. This guy tries to be one, but he can’t quite pull it off. There’s such a thing as “honor among thieves.” Yes, even criminals usually have a sense of right and wrong.  Whether they do the right thing or not is a different story — but — they have a moral code, however warped.

Donald Trump does not. He’s a wannabe tough guy with no morals or ethics. No sense of right or wrong. No regard for anyone but himself — not the people he was supposed to lead and protect, not the people he does business with, not the people who follow him, blindly and loyally, not even the people who consider themselves his “friends.” He has contempt for all of them.

We New Yorkers got to know him over the years that he poisoned the atmosphere and littered our city with monuments to his ego.  We knew first hand that this was someone who should never be considered for leadership.  We tried to warn the world in 2016.

The repercussions of his turbulent presidency divided America and rattled New York City beyond imagination.  Remember how we were jolted by crisis in early 2020, as a virus swept the world. We lived with Donald Trump’s bombastic behavior every day on the national stage, and we suffered as we saw our neighbors piling up in body bags.
The man who was supposed to protect this country put it in peril, because of his recklessness and impulsiveness. It was like an abusive father ruling the family by fear and violent behavior.  That was the consequence of New York’s warning getting ignored. Next time, we know it will be worse.

Make no mistake: the twice-impeached, 4-time indicted Donald Trump is still a fool. But we can’t let our fellow Americans write him off like one. Evil thrives in the shadow of dismissive mockery, which is why we must take the danger of Donald Trump very seriously.
So today we issue another warning. From this place where Abraham Lincoln spoke — right here in the beating heart of New York — to the rest of America:
This is our last chance.

Democracy won’t survive the return of a wannabe dictator.

And it won’t overcome evil if we are divided.

So what do we do about it?  I know I’m preaching to the choir here.  What we’re doing today is valuable, but we have to take today into tomorrow – take it outside these walls.   We have to reach out to the half of our country who have ignored the hazards of Trump and, for whatever reason, support elevating him back into the White House.  They’re not stupid, and we must not condemn them for making a stupid choice.  Our future doesn’t just depend on us. It depends on them.

Let’s reach out to Trump’s followers with respect.  Let’s not talk about “democracy.”  “Democracy” may be our holy grail, but to others it is just a word, a concept, and in their embrace of Trump, they’ve already turned their backs on it.  Let’s talk about right and wrong.  Let’s talk about humanity.  Let’s talk about kindness.  Security for our world.  Safety for our families.  Decency.  Let’s welcome them back.  We won’t get them all, but we can get enough to end the nightmare of Trump, and fulfill the mission of this “Stop Trump Summit.”

[Martin Clark @ClarkClarkmac]

@HCM_mallen @AndyGoode10 @WorldRugby @rugbyworldcup Yep, the red cards in fhe first 2 games of the tournament disappear for the next 20+ games and then return in fhe final. Inconsistency will kill the game.

[Martin Clark @ClarkClarkmac]

@WayneBarnesRef Very well deserved. Enjoy it. 🙌