SIR Nicholas (call me Nick) Shehadie had a chuckle to himself once every four years whenever Scotland turned up for the event he created more than anyone by the sheer force of his personality, the World Cup.
In the company of former All Black manager Richard Littlejohn, the former Wallaby captain made a barnstorming tour of the British Isles during which he gave the four home countries a stark warning: agree to a World Cup now to preempt it being hijacked by an outside promoter.
Scotland joined Ireland in refusing to support a World Cup. When Shehadie pressed the SRU committee for a decisio...