Another game, yet another big “jackal” injury, this time it was the unfortunate Ben Curry as he bent low to turnover Leicester, was violently rolled for his trouble and his hamstring shredded on the spot leaving him sidelined for four months after surgery. Lots of sympathy and resigned tut tutting but nothing will happen.
This column has argued ad infinitum that the breakdown remains a disgrace, the jackal for me is intrinsically illegal and the crocodile rolls and clear outs it encourages highly dangerous, much more so than high tackles which are increasingly under control despite a flurry ...