PETER JACKSON

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW
Benjamin Fall goes up for a high ball and his midair opponent, Beauden Barrett, comes crashing down on his neck. Neither player has a leg to stand on, nor do the law enforcers running World Rugby. The book demands a red card and the baffled France full-back duly gets one which makes him the ultimate Fall-guy.
Seven days later an identical scenario ends with Australia’s Israel Folau and Ireland’s Peter O’Mahony in a similarly legless state after falling from a similar height. This time the full-back, every bit as baffled as his Fren...