MIKE PHILLIPS has been called many things in his time as befitting one who often dealt in the outrageous on and off the field. Nobody has ever accused him of being modest, an observation intended not as a criticism but in praise of his sense of fun.
It was never better illustrated than during the early stages of the 2011 World Cup. Wales’ missionary trip into the heart of King Country coincided with their scrum-half ’s anointment by a New Zealand magazine as the best looking player of the tournament.
He did not exactly shy away from the subject when we met that day at Waitomo Ru...