RUGBY MATTERS
A weekly look at the game’s other talking points
BRENDAN GALLAGHER

For a tournament that is meant to be struggling, past its sell by date and with an uncertain future, the Rugby Championship has made a lively start.
Excellent in parts, eccentric in others but full of interest on and off the pitch. As with the Six Nations, not every game is a classic but it’s been compelling stuff played in front of raucous full houses. It feels like the tournament might just have got its mojo back.
Of course, it always helps up here in Britain and Ireland if there hasn’t been a Lions tour ...