CHRIS HEWETT
GUEST COLUMNIST

It has been reported with a high degree of certainty that Aaron Smith, an undeniably brilliant New Zealand half-back with a century of caps to his name, tunes into French club rugby so he can watch Antoine Dupont being better than brilliant in the same role.
Is this televisual access included in his All Blacks contract? If not, can he write it off against tax? Does he really have nothing better to do with his time? The questions come thick and fast.
The biggest question will surely have an answer by the time the French finish hosting the World Cup in a lit...