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May has not been as productive as I was hoping, as you my have noticed from my lack of posting. Due to the changes to my job, my work is now at a very pleasant level and I feel I am making good progress through my tasks, but I am also aware this could be temporary as two of my projects are currently paused. At home I have been very lethargic and unfocussed so although I have been completely tasks it is not very noticeable if you look around the house. We have spent both bank holiday weekends in Dorset, unfortunately they were both rainy, but we still managed to get some walks in.

Goals - Hmm, not much to say on this one really as I have not progressed it at all

Tomorrow is the final of the Rugby World Cup when England will play South Africa, defending the title they won in 2003. Four years ago the English team went to the world cup number one in the world, having beaten their opponents 15 times in the previous 16 Tests. This year, the preparation has been slightly different, ranked 7th in the world and having lost 14 of their last 19 Tests. Their chances in the tournament are described on the BBC website as

Semi-finals would be laudable given their decline since 2003. But getting out of their group will be tough enough, and a quarter-final could be the end of the line.

However, they have defied expectations and have reached the finals, hopefully to make history as the first team in Rugby World Cup history to win in successive tournaments.

Here are some of things we can learn from the English rugby union team