RUGBY Union has never been a sport I particularly warmed to, mainly because I found it too stop-start and couldn’t fathomed out its rules.
It also has a quirky side to it. Take the decision of Saracens to toss a coin to decide whether Richard Wigglesworth or Neil de Kock would start at scrum-half for last Saturday’s Premiership final against Leicester.
IN common with most football grounds recently, Derby County held a minute’s silence before their English League Cup game against Leeds United as a tribute to those who lost their lives fighting for their country.
As a few noisy Leeds latecomers entered the stand, the more senior visiting fans shouted out “Sshhh…..show some respect.”
And respect – or rather the perceived lack of it – was at the heart of a bitter exchange of words in the Rugby League World Cup Group A clash between England and New Zealand in Australia.