Sharples not for sale, quibbles IVth team skipper Scarles
David "yellow jacket" Sharples, back from "un etage" at the Tour de France, was embroiled in a bitter power struggle between Magdalen's IVth and Vth team. Poached unceremoniously by the IVth team over the winter, Sharples has only been picked once, having been a regular with the Vth team.

"If I'm elected to run the IVth team," hapless Vth team skipper Willcocks was over-heard mumbling at the Magdalen bar, "Sharples would play every game. It's tragic that a talent like his is side-lined on Pyrennean by-roads."

Tennis analysts claim that Sharples' penchant for mixed doubles spoils his game. "He plays too many wristy shots," commented resident expert Amir Syed. "Wrist or not," responded Willcocks, "he gets 'em in."