CHRIS HEWETT
THINKING ALLOWED

The best definition of madness in rugby?
There are several contenders: picking a fight with Eben Etzebeth springs immediately to mind, along with opening an umbrella in the Kingsholm Shed. As for killing the ball in New Zealand when proper rucking was still a thing, Jason Leonard spoke from experience. “I thought I’d try it, just to see if things have changed,” muttered the ruthlessly-raked prop after an early Lions tour match in 1993. “Apparently, they haven’t.”
But on balance, the most persuasive characterisation is also the most familiar one, widely attrib...