Many thanks to the reader who told me during the week that he ‘admired my anecdotes’.

Like many other parents, my weekends consist of rushing and racing to get to games and training.

It was a scene played out in the several different venues across the several different codes over the weekend.

Stuart Lancaster was appointed England head coach after the crowd rose to acclaim him and his team for their Six Nations win over Ireland, RFU Chief Executive Ian Ritchie has confirmed.