With his rampant Ireland team currently churning out far more answers than it raises questions, Joe Schmidt’s place at the coaching top table cannot be disputed. But is he the pick of the current crop?

WITH all the fuss over the Lions’ Test fly-half, it has almost been overlooked that the position just inside Stephen Jones at Jade Stadium tomorrow morning has long been considered a shoo-in for Dwayne Peel.

Clive Woodward today sent his congratulations to Liverpool on their Champions League victory – and backed the British & Irish Lions to mirror the Reds’ glory in New Zealand.