Handbags at dawn

The accident and emergency departments of hospitals across Cardiff were on high alert recently ahead of the notorious battle that masquerades as the annual rugby grudge match between Morgan Cole and Eversheds.

This year, Morgan Cole walked off with 'The ColeSheds Rugby Challenge Cup' after a convincing 21-0 victory.

Despite alleged rumours of an atrocious disregard for the laws of the game and forthcoming litigation over a forward pass, Morgan Cole captain Geraint Fowler said it was 'an extremely competitive, yet good-spirited match'.

But Obiter knows enough about this fixture to read between the lines.

A couple of years back, we were told of 'some frisky handbag-waving' - code for wild punch-ups - so to say it was 'extremely competitive' probably means there was some maiming going on, but no permanent damage.