I was in exalted company on the morning of the 2019 Six Nations’ opener. A piece I wrote for the Irish Examiner on the latest new dawn of French rugby appeared in a 14-page tournament preview pullout – alongside feted columnists Donal Lenihan, Brendan O’Brien, Simon Lewis, and Ronan O’Gara…
Hope I didn’t lower the tone too much.
Journalists at the recent media launch of the 2019 Guinness Six Nations probably experienced minor flashbacks when France coach Jacques Brunel told them: “I don’t have a miracle recipe.”
James Harrington: Freelance sports journalist 