Cameron Bryson

@Top14Lobbyist @top14rugby Elle n’est pas anglaise…

@top14rugby Cette pourriture angloïde corrompu n’as rien à faire sur nos pelouses. Premièrement, pourquoi ne pas prendre une arbitre française pour l’occasion ? Deuxièmement, cette pourriture a offert sur un plateau d’argent la finale de l’an dernier à Bath. Corrompu d’angloïde.

Une page d’histoire s’écrit pour le rugby français ✍️🇫🇷 Arbitre de l’année World Rugby 2025, l’Écossaise Hollie Davidson deviendra la toute première femme à diriger un match du #TOP14 en tant qu’arbitre centrale. Elle sera au sifflet pour le choc de la 21ᵉ journée entre @ASMOfficiel et @LeLOURugby !

@rugbyworldcup After 3 hours of waiting I got to the front of the queue only for the link to purchase not work 😡 I’ve now been timed out and have to rejoin the queue!! This is a shambles!

We’re seeing extremely high demand for #RWC2027 tickets right now. A queue system is in place to allow a fair and secure purchasing experience for all. Thank you for your patience. Have a question? Visit our FAQs: tms-rwcmensaus27.zendesk.com/hc/en-gb

@henrywinter Great post and absolutely spot. The so-called Peace Prize demeaned the whole draw.

The Adoration of the Maga. A few thoughts. It all felt a step too far by Gianni Infantino. The award of the inaugural Fifa Peace Prize felt more to do with its president’s desire to please powerful politicians as much as Donald Trump’s love of such glitzy, expensive offerings of loyalty last seen in medieval courts. It felt more about politics than sport, a risky game for Fifa to play whenever it wants to bring a national association into line for perceived interference by government in the future. The Trump trophy weakens Fifa statutes. It also distracted from the real trophy, the World Cup, and the group-stage draw, traditionally a celebration about bringing countries together. Infantino took his eye off the balls. A football draw designed to work out who plays who and (eventually) where and when is not the time or place for such politics. Infantino wasn’t speaking for the world in bestowing the Peace Prize, as he claimed. So presumptuous. So out of touch. Many probably agree that Trump has been a force for good in geopolitics, some might disagree. Most would probably feel such decisions should be left to experienced experts like the Nobel Committee and, please, can we get on with a football draw. It’s spectacularly naïve or simply arrogant for Fifa to enter such non-football areas. It feels more and more that this was as much an Infantino initiative as Fifa’s. Infantino was supposed to drain the swamp when he arrived at Fifa in 2016 in the wake of assorted corruption scandals bedevilling the governing body of world football. How fitting that the nadir of Infantino’s propensity for self-aggrandisement as leader of what’s supposed to be a team game came in Washington. It was there that Trump promised to transform politics with his “drain the swamp” rhetoric, also in 2016. The selfie moment was particularly cringe-worthy. Infantino forgets that football is the star of the show, not a 55-year lawyer. A senior football executive, who’s been at the heart of the English and European game for more than 20 years, messaged me during the drawn-out draw with his verdict on Infantino. “I feel revulsion, anger, shame, disgust – how has our sport been taken over by a Swiss ***** and turned into a total travesty???” He also pointed out that ensuring the leaders of USA, Mexico and Canada each somehow pulled out their own country’s name was not a good look for a draw based on chance. Great for the cameras, though. Flash, bang, wallop, what a picture of Infantino's priorities. And who gets the next FIFA Peace Prize? And wouldn't Infantino have gained more respect had he used the money for the Trump trophy to subsidise excessive ticket costs? He's lost sight of what should be the real priorities for the leader of football. The game. It's sad, really. Many sensible people work at Fifa, passionate about the game not their own ego, but it's alarming what happens to the leadership when they take power there. Even the great football manager Arsene Wenger has changed since becoming Chief of Global Football Development at Fifa. He now campaigns for more games, backing the expanded World Cup, which he would have railed against as a widely-admired, free-thinking club manager, fiercely protective of his players' well-being. "I believe that 48 teams is the right number." Arsene, just listen to yourself. Many fans probably won’t lose much sleep that Wenger dances to Fifa's tune or that Infantino cosies up to Trump, Aramco and co. Some probably think Fifa’s a video game. Most just can’t wait for the football. The game’s about Mbappe and Messi, Haaland and Salah, Kane and Dembele, not Infantino and Trump. The game’s about the Tartan Army, the brilliant Mexican following, the ever-hopeful English, the mobile carnival of Brazilians and the millions of other fans flocking to venue cities next summer, only a third with tickets. The USA is prepared for the party. I covered USA 94 and you couldn’t really tell there was a tournament on, certainly where I was in Detroit, Chicago and DC. You will this time, also in Canada. Mexico's total immersion was never in doubt given their passion for the game. Infantino should remember this. He runs a great football organisation, not a political organisation. He needs to re-focus. Fifa is undeniably a force for good in many countries. The Fifa Foundation runs a new community programme that supports 154,924 people in 54 nations. Its new Digital Education Programme works on computer literacy amongst disadvantaged groups, helping them into the workplace. It’s easy to say it’s all about Infantino (Foundation board president), soft power and ensuring he keeps countries onside, voting for him, but the Foundation undeniably changes lives. Infantino needs to look at his Adoration of the Maga and remember what he should be doing for football: serving it, not himself. #FIFAWorldCup.

@RupertLowe10 You do know that there’s a break clause in both the Le Touquet Treaty and the Sangatte Protocol don’t you? Do as you suggest and the U.K. controls that are currently in Calais, Coquelles and Dunkirk will be back in Dover and Folkestone. Lorry arrivals will far exceed small boats!

Stick the Navy in the Channel and force the boats back to France. Just do it, and deal with any legal consequences later. This has gone on for far too long.

@campbellclaret A good day to bury bad news?

Galloway used as cover by a Tory government with a lot to hide. Hopefully not long now before both are kicked out.

@TEnglishSport Tried to listen to it in Spain but said it’s not available outside the U.K., which is a shame if this is going to be the case forward as I always enjoy them (I did find a way to listen to it and it was excellent as always.).

Nations Pod returns after a week off. Can Scotland make it four-in-a-row against England for the first time since 1971? Can Wales avoid a record shoeing in Dublin? Are French wobbles wobbly enough to see them lose to Italy? bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

SPOTY shortlist. No Josh Kerr! Disgraceful!

Cloud formation above Abarán, Murcia, this evening 😊

@AngusRobertson Surely these figures demonstrate that the 65+ age group is over-represented in the sampling if the overall support for Yes is “only” 51%? If so is that a recurring theme of all polls?

New Scotland Poll ICYMI: Independence support grows. Here are details on YES lead by age group: 16-24: 64% 25-34: 61% 35-44: 55% 45-54: 51% 55-64: 53% 65+: 39% #indyref2 #democracy

@juliafarman @HomeOfCricket Brilliant!! You all must be so proud!

Awesome to be a part of the Scorer and Scoreboard team today @HomeOfCricket #HerGameToo 🏏

@MilesHarrisonTV @ITVSport @SixNationsRugby @Federugby @Scotlandteam @EnglandRugby @IrishRugby @premrugby @SaintsRugby @WaspsRugby @ITVRugby I respected you as a commentator but you’ve just lost my respect by saying that Ireland will be playing Scotland and then watching and hoping that England do them a favour. Totally disrespectful to Scotland and you should apologise.

Great to be part of a big 🏉 weekend on @ITVSport Two @SixNationsRugby live games on Saturday from 1.30pm… @Federugby v @Scotlandteam then @EnglandRugby v @IrishRugby And, on Sunday, it’s a clear run to showcase @premrugby live from 2.30pm…@SaintsRugby v @WaspsRugby @ITVRugby

@gdonald1 @allangsstewart @NicolaSturgeon England deaths 730 per million. Scotland deaths 460 per million.... Maybe you should check the figures?

@allangsstewart @NicolaSturgeon No Allan, check the figures.... ( Per Capita )

Another day in Scotland with no deaths of confirmed cases, and tests coming back positive still under 1%. But we must not drop our guard. Our economy has opened up a lot - so it’s more important than ever that we stick to #FACTS

Well done @British_Airways! Last year you almost ruined our wedding by cancelling our flights for “operational reasons”. This year it’s my my wife’s 50th birthday and you’ve done it again! Your customer service is a joke!

@Marshall70Sarah @British_Airways This is the sort of behaviour I expect from a low-cost airline! Oops sorry! I forgot! That’s what BA aspires to nowadays!

@British_Airways What about honouring the routes you’ve been advertising for ages? We have paid for business class flights to Chania for our wedding and now you have cancelled at short notice with no alternative! So much for the world’s ‘favourite’ airline!

New year, new routes. Our 2019 summer schedule will now include flights from London Heathrow to Ljubljana, Bastia, Montpellier, Preveza and more. Where do you fancy visiting first?