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Welcome to this weeks instalment of the Beardie Weirdie Blog!

The birthday weekend was a good one, very relaxing!  Saw lots of friends and family, and got spoilt rotten.

Another flat week on donations, think I might have to do a press release or similar…….

While it’s quiet though, I’m pleased to say that the beard is still growing.  It’s rapidly encroaching on my top lip, which is only going to get more and more annoying.  I did receive a beard comb and wax from my lovely, supportive wife, so I will have to get it trained.

Here’s the progress so far:

February 27th

Swiftly moving along, this weeks Beard of the Week, suggested by my a couple of people, namely Tom and Laura, is a tribute to the Six Nations.  While I’m not particularly a sports fan, I always enjoy international rugby fixtures, especially the Six Nations tournament, and to celebrate the first ever Six Nations match on a Friday this weeks Beard of the Week is dedicated to the bearded rugby players.

There have been many bearded rugby players over the years, but I wanted to limit it the 2009 squads, and this year, alas, beards are poorly represented in rugby.  Based on the official photographs on the official site (so apologies for errors of omissions), England and Scotland squads can only muster stubble at best.  Wales, Ireland, Italy and France however have a beardie per squad.  Adam Rhys Jones from Wales, Marcus Horan from Ireland, Sebastien Chabal from France and Martin Castrogiovanni from Italy.

Adam Rhys Jones

Marcus Horan

Sebastien Chabal

Martin Castrogiovanni

More to follow next week.  If you have any suggestions for “Beard of the Week”, or any suggestions for fund raiser marketing, just leave a comment or email me!