NICK CAIN

HUGH McHardy is one of those irrepressible, generous characters who give such vibrancy to the social and playing fabric of rugby union that he has left an indelible impression on all who have met him. It explains the 240-strong audience at Esher RFC’s “This Is Your Life” tribute to McHardy on Wednesday, hosted by John Inverdale. It saw luminaries of the game – including Dick Best, Jason Leonard, Lawrence Dallaglio, and Gavin Hastings – take to the podium with tales of McHardy, and his alter ego ‘Huge Bacardi’.The anecdotes...