PAUL REES REFLECTS ON THE STAND-OUT EVENTS AND PLAYERS OF 2021

World Player of the Year: Antoine Dupont of FrancePICTURE: Getty ImagesAyear that started with a new Covid variant prompting restrictions and the disruption of tournaments is ending in the same way. Alpha affected the European Champions Cup last season, as has Omicron this, and came close to disrupting the Six Nations with the French government anxious about its citizens keeping clear of Britain, but the rugby itself was liberating.Toulouse won the Champions Cup and the Top 14 with Harlequins making a strong run on the...