JEFF PROBYN
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

What a weekend of rugby we had last week with two fascinating games that could have gone either way and one which seemed so one sided that it was virtually never in doubt, but it was not the one we all thought it would be.
First, we had Italy playing at home rebounding from the loss against England and running the current world number one team, Ireland, close in an exciting game. Then we had France v Scotland on Sunday with two players taking an early bath for both committing what is now a recognised cardinal sin and a definite red, by hitting the...