THERE was much groaning and cursing in rugby circles earlier in the week at the complete lack of rugby representation in the 12-strong shortlist for BBC Sports Personality of the Year, despite rugby making quite a splash during 2017, Somewhere along the line you might have expected Maro Itoje and Owen Farell – who starred in both England’s retention of the Six Nations and Saracens defending their European Cup crown before helping the Lions draw the series in New Zealand – might have featured. But no.
We shouldn’t really be surprised. SPOTY has to tick all sorts of PC...