WHEN it comes to winning titles in Europe at an age when most players have run out of stamina, nobody does it better than Uruguay’s finest. Rodrigo Capo Ortega led Castres to the Top 14 crown against favourites Montpellier at the end of last season, his 16th since leaving Montevideo for France.
He started his 17th by conducting an encore against the same opposition, not on neutral territory in Paris as in the final but in Montpellier’s own backyard. As due reward for last season’s improbable success, Capo Ortega signed a contract extension for one more year, at...