Fizzer in Geneva, blow up in Bordeaux, trapped in a train station and why the future is bleak for bra sellers

Looking to escape the Paris zoo for a few days, on a circuitous route to Lyon, a judicious piece of scheduling ensured a stopover in Geneva, at a hotel directly above a British themed sports bar.

That way I could be certain of watching South Africa versus Scotland and Fiji versus Wales with some atmosphere and kindred rugby spirit thrown in.

Colleague and host of The Roar Rugby Podcast, Brett McKay, wanted to know which side the local Swiss crowd would come down on, or whether they would be true to type, and remain neutral.

In a bar containing around 30 people, ‘neutral’ wasn’t…