James: We want to finish the work we started last year

The cold hard light of day.

It can be a painful place for a professional sportsman. Supporters are only too happy at times to wallow in a series of ‘what ifs’ when things don’t go their way but it’s a dangerous path for career professionals.

Cast your mind back to the Heineken Cup semi-final between Clermont and Leinster last April. With the game in its dying seconds and with the Leinster tryline at his mercy, Wesley Fofana lost control of the ball when scoring a try seemed to have been easier. Leinster escaped to win 15-9 and the rest is history. God only knows what nightmares Fofana suffered– although his Clermont teammate Brock James had a decent idea where his head was.