Sir, – The World Conker Championship has been rocked by cheating allegations. A steel conker was allegedly used.
Recalling my own school yard conker competitions where cheating and sore knuckles were the norm, it never descended to the use of a “brown pool ball” on a string, as recalled by your reporter Malachy Clerkin (“Scandal shows conkers is in need of root and branch reform”, Sport, October 15th). Now that’s playing dirty. – Yours, etc,
MIKE MORAN,
Clontarf,
READ MORE
Are typos lethal in a work email? Nine digital communication tips from an expert
Competitive parenting in China: ‘School starts at 7.30am and I pick him up at 9.30pm. He studies again when we arrive home’
If you’ve never been to this magical children’s music event, there’s still time
How often should you wash your clothes? French officials have the answer
Dublin 3.
