A few weeks ago, a flurry of emails and Twitter DMs resulted in me starting a weekly French rugby column for The Rugby Paper, which publishes every Sunday and has a circulation of 20,000 or so, according to the media pack available on the website.
This one – written during a Top 14 break – made it online as well, which gives me the perfect opportunity to blow my own trumpet here…
The end of a World Cup cycle is the natural break in the rugby chain. Players retire, coaches move on, plans reset to zero.
James Harrington: Freelance sports journalist 