The Gardeners' World Blog

I have to admit, it's not been easy being BBC TV's rugby union editor these past six weeks.

While our colleagues in Radio 5 and on the BBC website have played their part in a great Rugby World Cup tournament, me and my team have felt a bit like Lee Mears - sitting on the sidelines trying not to get too grumpy or critical, but just wishing we were out there.

Fortunately for me, as rugby league editor too, I've had the distraction of a fabulous engage Super League play-off series with highlights on the BBC. In fact I watched England beat France in a hospitality suite at Old Trafford after Leeds had beaten St Helens to take the title. But I've also watched every game of the sixth IRB rugby union World Cup.