CHRIS HEWETT
GUEST COLUMNIST

Will the Arctic icecap last long enough to witness another Italian victory in the Six Nations? Why would anyone in full possession of their faculties shell out £70 to watch Bath when they could spend their weekends trimming the hedge with nail clippers? Is there anything left for Rugby Union to steal from Rugby League without actually turning into Rugby League?
These rank high among the great brainteasers of our oval-ball age, but they pale into insignificance when set against the overwhelming question: how, in the name of all that is holy, can Englan...