There will be no more playing careers such as that of Mike Catt, who has finally called time after 18 years representing Bath and London Irish. David Hands writes in The Times.
"It has been a remarkable journey for the boy from Port Elizabeth, who will be 39 in September. Seven years ago he lashed the ball into touch to seal England’s World Cup final victory over Australia in Sydney; four years later he captained England against France at Twickenham, where once he had endured the jeers of a crowd who did not consider him worthy of a place in England’s back division.
Catt played in four World Cups, the last of them in France in 2007 when he appeared in what was probably his most effective position, inside centre. But he had talent enough to play with equal facility at fly half and full back in a career of 75 England caps, and if he can bring to coaching the same vision he brought as a player, a new generation of backs will be the beneficiaries."
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