And that he was clinically obese at more than 19st a few years back. That’s old news but it also makes his newer status as a cruiserweight world champion all the more brilliant. Folk are within their rights to wonder about what role his footwear played in that, but only up to a point. But you have to wonder about the ongoing question of his motivations when you hear him talking of a return to Real Madrid. Falling to Scotland, Ireland and Wales for the first time in a Five/Six Nations since 1976 brings that decision into sharper light.

Source: The Nation March 27, 2021 09:22 UTC