Break barriers, build spirit

Munster and Ulster rugby players thumbed lifts and cross-dressed their way around the country this week, all in the name of team-building. But does the concept work?

When you’re taking team-building advice from Dutch footballers, the good news is you’ve hit rock bottom and the only way is up.

The Oranje practically have the patent on individual tantrums which derail progress at major tournaments, but that didn’t stop Johnny Heitinga from patronising England’s lack of team ethic at the 2010 World Cup.