I’ve always got time for has-been seasoned professionals of the game. It’s those conversations that start with ‘I remember the time’ that trigger something in my brain which puts me into nostalgia mode. That’s the mode where the little leprechauns in my head pull up small ottomans closer to their leprechaun-sized couches and kick back with leprechaun-sized gin and tonics. It’s a happy place.

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Sometimes the stories are bland and usually end up with the leprechauns passing out from too many G&Ts. This usually happens when I’m trapped in a conversation with an ex-player-turned-commentator. But sometimes you meet an ex-player like Christian Stewart, a commentator of a different sort. This is when the leprechauns stay awake, but a tiny bit of drool accumulates on the edge of their lower lip.

Take a look at what happened when my esteemed colleague, the great Hugh Bladen, visited him this week. www.overtohugh.co.za

Love Chowgaps

My picks for the weekend after the jump…

FRIDAY

1:10 PM – 9:20 PM Rugby SS1, CSN, SS1A

IRB 7s World Series

1:30 PM – 5:30 PM Golf SS5, SS5A

Sunshine Tour:, Alfred Dunhill Champs Day 2

9:50 PM – 12:00 AM Rugby CSN, SS1, SS1A

Heineken Cup:, Rnd 3 – Munster v USA Perpignan

SATURDAY

12:30 AM – 9:00 AM Cricket SS2, SS2A

Pakistan Cricket:, New Zealand v Pakistan 3rd Test Day 2

12:15 PM – 7.10 PM Rugby SS1A, MNET, SS1

IRB 7s World Series:, South Africa 7s

12:30 PM – 4:30 PM Golf SS5, SS5A

Sunshine Tour:, Alfred Dunhill Champs Day 3

1:45 PM – 5:30 PM Cricket SS2, SS2A

Indian Cricket:, Royal Stag Cup – India v Sri Lanka 2nd T20 Int`l

4:30 PM – 6:55 PM Soccer B SS3N

Premier League:, Chelsea v Everton

4:55 PM – 7:00 PM Soccer SS5

Premier League:, Bolton v Man City

SUNDAY

12:30 AM – 9:00 AM Cricket SS2, SS2A

Pakistan Cricket:, New Zealand v Pakistan 3rd Test Day 3

12:30 PM – 4:30 PM Golf SS1, SS1A

Sunshine Tour:, Alfred Dunhill Champs Day 4

2:40 PM – 4:45 PM Rugby SS5, SS5A

Heineken Cup:, Rnd 3 – Harlequins v Sale Sharks

4:45 PM – 7:00 PM Rugby CSN, SS1

Heineken Cup:, Bath Rugby v Edinburgh

5:00 PM – 7:55 PM Soccer SS3, SS3A

Premier League:, Liverpool v Arsenal (Hd)

7:55 PM – 9:55 PM Soccer SS3A, SS3

Spanish La Liga:, Atletico Madrid v Villarreal