Can we expect a close-up of the next punch-up? Meanwhile, 'Ref-cam' is a sign that the television viewer is king, and I wish wisdom to the director. We need inside- centres and openside flankers to be creative, and wings to be given room to run. And can we scale down the hype a little? The remembrances are getting a little too reverential, and Sky Sports have been on full-time Lions watch for months.Īttention must be paid to the state of the game: It is steadily blunting its finer edges.

The Lions to win in Australia with Brian O'Driscoll as captain: But if the great man is not fully fit, don't force it. Rugby Union: BOD to triumph Down Under as game spreads wings Now the governing body, the UCI, need to come up with some concrete, fast-tracked proposals from a round-table congress on anti-doping – not just woolly statements of good intentions.Īnd a second win in the Tour de France for GB: Goes without saying, doesn't it? Yes, it would confirm things are going better than ever for the sport in Britain. No let-up in the fight against doping: We've had the Armstrong débâcle as the biggest wake-up call possible for cycling. And a second victory for Mark Cavendish in the Milan-San Remo Classic this March would be perfect to get the ball rolling in Italy for GB's riders – and a massive success in its own right. Cycling: Wiggins and Cavendish to do the double in Italyīritain to hit the heights in Italy: Victory in the Giro d'Italia for Sir Bradley Wiggins – or at the least a battle throughout for one of the top three spots – would broaden the current surge in the sport's interest for many British fans well beyond the Tour de France in July.

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