THE Rugby Paper nearly did not have a front-page quotes piece from last Saturday’s semi-final between England and South Africa. A minute before the game, beer cascaded over the press box at Stade de France and onto TRP’s laptop.
The mop-up started, stewards were alerted, and we were told the situation would be dealt with. The beer which had been flung down, there was no sign of a glass being knocked off the balcony overhanging the press area, then made a return soaking the computer belonging to Stuart Barnes, the former England No. 10 a couple of seats along, and attempt...