WAS Jack Rowell the most successful coach in the history of English club rugby? Might England have won a World Cup four years early had he suspended his business career to take on a full-time professional role at Twickenham? Was he really held upside down and shaken by mischievous Bath players who thought it was the best way of separating him from the bulging wallet in his trouser pocket?
The answers to these questions are as follows: “yes”, “quite possibly” and “let us hope so”.
Rowell, who died last week at 87, was a compelling, challenging...