And back in the clubhouse, Collins asked his team-mates for the day if he could wear their club socks while playing for Barbarians against South Africa at Twickenham a month later.
“There is Jerry Collins of New Zealand and Barnstaple,” said commentator Stuart Barnes as the Kiwi strode into challenge wearing red socks.
Great story.
The people of Newton Abbot might be surprised their town has migrated north in to North Devon. What’s the point of the licence fee if even the BBC doesn’t employ subs?
Just in case they either change it or clear up the language the language ….
And this is priceless:
OT, but rather delightfully Soapy Jo is in hot water:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/dec/26/prominent-lawyer-jolyon-maugham-tweets-about-clubbing-a-fox-to-death
Hang on, wasn’t Collins killed by a sleeping Portuguese truck driver on the autoroute North of Perpignan ? But still kudos to the guy for coaching at Barnstaple, turning out for the seconds and then wearing their socks for the BarBars