The nicknames of yore

The six nations is nearly upon us and your blogger is incredibly excited. The sporting competition which defines this part of the year is about to give us our weekend entertainment fix. The build up, the analysis, the matches themselves. And, of course, the nostalgia - reliving the great tries and teams of yesteryear. Misty eyed old codgers (your blogger included) will dream of the romanticism and innocence (well, sort of= of the amateur era. If only the modern pros would try to emulate their predecessors a bit more. And with Stuart Lancaster trying to instill this sense of history and pride into his team, perhaps he should consider getting his forwards to start coming up with nicknames like they used to in the old days - Mick 'the munch' Skinner, 'Iron' Mike Teague and Brian 'Pitbull' Moore spring to mind. It would certainly add a bit more colour than the Woodsey, Robbo and Lawsey that are probably being used currently, and would keep us old codgers happy too...