THE main purpose of this letter is to thank you for your existence and quality.
I used to play from 11 to 21 (when six hamstring rips caused me to give up rugby and sprinting) and then became a geography and games teacher until aged 60. Rugby has always been the number one sport for me having played for Kent U15 and U19 teams, London Counties U19 against West Wales, and Hull University first XV.
Since 1964 I coached dozens of school teams until I retired in 2001. I am in a fairly informed position to say a huge thank you to Jeff Probyn for his article a couple of weeks ago about the ...