JEFF PROBYN
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

Reading last week’s paper brought back some good memories of England’s first World Cup victory. Not that glorious night in Australia back in 2003 when Jonny Wilkinson’s boot put the finishing touch to a well built platform in the right area of the field which was delivered by the forwards to win the game, but some ten years earlier in Scotland.
At the time Sevens was seen as pretty much an end of season jolly, with many clubs holding tournaments with BBQ s and beer as the main training essentials. There were, of course, some semi-...