Positive omens from new recruit

IN ONE sense, South African rugby star Jean de Villiers didn’t time his arrival in Ireland that well.

The Springbok centre landed in Cork Airport yesterday to take his place in the Munster squad, just days after news broke that the Jo’Burger restaurant in Dublin, which specialises in South African cuisine (trans: as much red meat as you can shake a kebab skewer at), was granted court protection from its creditors.

If he’s in the mood for some of the more exotic southern-hemisphere foodstuffs he may have to rely on food parcels. In the meantime, there’s always drisheen if he’s on the prowl for some protein.