England flanker Jack Willis

There’s no place for jackals and crocodiles in rugby jungle

RUGBY MATTERS
BRENDAN GALLAGHER

I don't watch enough David Attenborough – frankly his droning voice is my go-to remedy for insomnia – to know if jackals and crocodiles happily coexist in some far-flung ecosystem but I do know they are inextricably linked in the jungle that is a rugby breakdown.
And not for the good. If you allow, nay encourage the jackal, the crocodile and his death roll will surely not be far behind. And then it’s carnage. What is it with these bloody creatures? The caterpillar is another that has come close to destroying our glorious game. A curse on them all.
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