It can be a very short week in rugby so, while it is a disappointment now, one week you can be down in the dumps and the next week you are starting and getting man of the match.

BBC: Andy Gomarsall column

Previous research has demonstrated a link between sadness and an increased willingness to spend, but Jennifer Lerner and her colleagues at Harvard extend the investigating to evaluate the quality of the financial decisions we make when down in the dumps.

FORBES: Harvard Researchers Prove Feeling Sad Makes Us Stupid With Money