England lock Courtney Lawes, talking to The Daily Telegraph's Oliver Brown, says it's time for England to do their talking on the pitch after their infamous World Cup campaign.
"Courtney Lawes, just like all present in that Queenstown bar one fateful September evening, would rather forget about the farrago that was 'Dwarfgate’..
He takes the view that the entire episode at the Altitude nightclub, featuring Mike Tindall’s blonde 'friend’ and a generous quotient of dwarves, forms an obsession peculiar to journalists. The Six Nations is coming, time to move on. Trouble is, though, that the fall-out from the night — so richly expressive of the stupidity of sports stars on tour — resonates to this day.
It was even raised, in oblique fashion, at the Golden Globes. Peter Dinklage, who won the award for best supporting TV actor during Sunday night’s ceremony, urged the worldwide audience to look up the name of Martin Henderson on Google."
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