RUGBY MATTERS
A weekly look at the game’s other talking points
BRENDAN GALLAGHER

LONGEVITY – players who seemingly go on for ever and pile up a 100 or more caps – can occasionally be a mixed blessing for the teams involved, not least in trying to plan for the succession of said player when that moment comes.
An entire generation of contenders miss out on the opportunity to test themselves fully at the elite level and coaches often have to look for the next generation for their successor.
Take Ben Youngs who won his 108th England cap yesterday and is still aged only 3...