CHRIS HEWETT

There are still those of us, generally of “a certain age”, who continue to defend the BBC as though our lives depend on it. “You’ll miss it when its gone,” we snarl whenever someone has the brass neck to question the future of the licence fee. “It’s worth the money, for the radio alone.”
But there are times when the great broadcaster does itself a disservice. Case in point: the current website feature offering rugby followers the chance to “rank their World Cup icons”.

One of the “icons” up for consideration is Jonah Lomu. Another? Jonny Wilkinson. The South African continge...