What a day yesterday. A day of shivers and stress, a wandering mind and frustration. Yes, absolutely no live sport to watch. The withdrawal symptoms were quite marked. Today we have the start of The Hundred, which as cricket fans we enjoy, but that’s about it. There was little rugby news in the papers before the recent run of internationals, now it is virtually non-existent.

Some of the media bring us Ben Earl’s concern about the ‘brutal schedule’ England have just endured. He is spot on to voice those concerns. South Africa to the UK to Argentina is gruelling. Anyone who has flown recently will know how challenging it can be, and the more the miles the more difficult it becomes. It is something the blazers might have to look at. In some respects, when it comes to November and the next round of games, the travel is less intense for the visitors. Cardiff to London or Edinburgh is easier than Buenos Aires to Durban. I like the idea of a central location in the southern hemisphere hosting some of the games to reduce the travel. This might also entice more fans to follow their favourites to foreign lands. The bottom line is Earl makes a good point.

The awful post-match scenes in Argentina are being investigated. Quite right too. We cannot have referee’s being abused in that way. For the record I thought Angus Gardner had a good game overall. He was consistent and kept things flowing, or at least tried to.

The South African and New Zealand domestic tournaments kick off next weekend. In the past SKY has covered some of those games, and usually they are pretty tasty affairs.

Walking and touch rugby continue at Steel Cross. Thursday evenings for that.

Moving on, the fallout from the ugly scenes post the football World Cup Final are being investigated. What is it with the Argentinians? That said, when Mrs Bleater and I were there a few years ago you couldn’t meet nicer people. The food and wine are sensational. A thick steak in the company of Mal Bec. What more can you ask for.

The new Supreme Leader was anointed yesterday, and despite having no mandate indicated we are about to lurch to the left. His choice of cabinet also supported that viewpoint. The shamed tax dodger, Angela Rayner is back, and worse because she is now in a position of considerable influence, the fraudster Louise Haigh is back on the scene. Both out and out socialists verging on Marxist. That might be a bit extreme but you get my drift. The new Chancellor, John Healey, is considered a safe pair of hands, and does send a positive (sort of) message to the City. I’m ok with Ms Mahmood staying as Home Secretary. I wouldn’t have Ed Milliband cut my grass, let alone appoint him as Foreign Secretary, but at least he is not now crucifying the country with zealous net zero nonsense, and in a clever way the move keeps him out of domestic politics altogether.

I can’t remember, but were Theresa May, Liz Truss or Dishi Rishi elected to the post of PM by a general election? Boris was. It is somewhat hypocritical to be demanding an election now. Let’s give the Supreme Leader time. Doing something about social care has to be good. What concerns me personally is no mention of the out of control welfare budget, nor the unfettered illegal immigration. If he doesn’t get to grips with those he will lose a lot of support very quickly.

Talking of illegal immigration The Times did a piece yesterday on how it is totally out of control, and once here how migrants are persuading our lily-livered judiciary that swathes of extended families have the right to come here. The evidence shows that when they do they add nothing to society by way of work, they simply leech off the taxpayer by milking our ridiculous benefit system.

How the judiciary can prevent the deportation of convicted drug barons, rapists and other perverts on spurious grounds beggars belief. Just this week an Albanian drug lord, with additional convictions for violence, was granted permission to stay in the UK because it would be unfair on his wife. What about the lives of the people blighted by his drug activities and the ensuing violence. Don’t they have rights. Not only would I deport him, I get shot of the judges too.

As there is so little rugby to write about, and I’m sure you are not interested in my rants about politics, and life in general, nor knowing that the Air China flight from Shangahi to LGW is delayed and will now land at 08:35 instead of 06:55, there will be no blog until Sunday.