ANOTHER Six Nations has come and gone and the tournament will never be quite the same again. Two of its finest on-field generals, Sergio Parisse and Rory Best, are moving on.
Their imminent retirement from the Test scene after the World Cup later this year will leave the Six Nations with a void over the departure of a pair whose combined service amounts to more than 120 starts over the last 15 years.
Who else but Parisse could have given body and soul to a largely losing cause since 2004 without ever flinching in the face of cruel odds? Who else but Best could have defied Father Time even l...