Never in its proud 60-year history has an allegation of such audacious cheating been made against a competitor in the World Conker Championships (WCC) as that leveled at 82-year-old David Jakins.
King Conker himself, no less. Jakins is adamant he never used it and he only carries it around as a joke, but an inquiry is under way by organizers of the world's premier conker competition.
While the WCC may be a purist paradise, in Peckham, anything goes. We've had epoxy resin conkers. Conkers covered in superglue. That 82-year-old with the steel conker, he'd have nailed it at Peckham.
Our pitch is Battle Royale rules, which means there are no rules, said Chris Quigley, co-founder of the Peckham Conker Club. Indeed, cheating is positively encouraged.
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