CHRIS HEWETT

AT a rough guess, the number of times Steve Diamond has been mistaken for Aristotle can be counted on the fingers of no hands. He doesn’t have a beard, for starters.
But when it comes to first principles, as defined by the thinker of old, the Worcester boss understands a thing or two. Speaking last week about the need for a swift turnaround in fortunes as Sixways, he was quoted as saying: “To do that, you need lads who are hard cases.” Which, as principles go, is pretty fundamental.
There are plenty of people out there who consider Diamond to be basic...