RAYMOND Howell’s letter in last week’s Rugby Paper certainly raises some interesting issues over my article last week including whether or not I was describing the ability to learn how to cheat effectively when I mentioned learning the ‘dark arts’.
Nothing could be further from the truth, the ‘dark arts’ I was referring to are the changing of body angles to release or increase pressure on your opposition while maintaining a solid base for your second row to push on.
I sadly must admit that there was a lot in his letter about the game that I a...