No-one knows more about the flak that can fly in the direction of a fly-half than Stephen Jones, according to Simon Thomas in the Western Mail.
"Despite having earned close-on 90 Welsh caps, won two Grand Slams and played six Tests for the Lions, the Scarlets No 10 has spent a fair chunk of his career dodging the bullets from punters and pundits alike. He accepts it goes with the territory and realises that’s just the way it is when you are an outside-half.
But even Jones has been shocked by the criticism that has been levelled at his Kiwi counterpart Dan Carter this year.
Having been the golden star of New Zealand rugby for years, Carter suddenly found himself under fire following a disappointing Super 14 campaign for the Crusaders.
Perish the thought, but there were even some voices questioning whether he was still the right man to pull the strings for Graham Henry’s All Blacks."
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