RUGBY MATTERS
BRENDAN GALLAGHER

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SO where did the last four years go? The final warm-up matches are over yet it seems only yesterday that England got delayed on their way to the World Cup final in Japan, hurried through their warm up and the coin toss and then lost to a Springboks team that saved its very best for last. Some are still replaying that match in their minds, it seems so raw and recent.
The reality is that much water has gone under the bridge, for a start we had never heard of Covid this time four years ago with the pandemic chan...