Weekend should liven up damp squib

IT’S been a bit of an anti-climax. One week into Rugby World Cup 2003 and we’re still waiting for it to take off.

A succession of mismatches has made for poor entertainment and has led to a predictable barrage of "something has to be done" calls as the gap between the haves and have-nots of world rugby appears wider than ever.

Rest assured, the same calls will be made in France in four years' time.