IF the tight-five is the ‘engine room’ in rugby, then 8, 9, 10 and 12 must be the gearbox, and for me (even as a impartial Saracens fan), the best ‘gearbox’ this season, has to be Alex Dombrant, Danny Care, Marcus Smith and Andre Esterhuizen.
As another terrific season comes to an exciting end, the Harlequins combo, although not reaching the final, setting the standard for exciting scrum and ruck play with steadfast jackaling, quick ball from the base and mostly pin-point kicking from Care (the best scrum-half by far this season). Plus, straight Tuilagi-esq...