On a bright spring morning in late March 2003, I found myself driving into Old Belvedere Rugby Club to drop off some analysis equipment to my office at the time. The night before, I was involved in a thrilling match in Donnybrook, where Ireland A defeated an England A team 24-21 thanks to a long-range injury-time penalty by Mark McHugh to prevent England from winning a Grand Slam.  There was a big bus at the entrance to the Anglesea Road club as I pulled up. As I passed the bus on my way to the office, I could see that…

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