What did, or what do international rugby match days mean to you? What did they mean to me? Way back, and yes, we are talking way way back, when I was little, they were great days of hope and excitement. England were playing, and the men is white were going to be awesome!

The business world is always eager to adopt new management techniques and lessons to improve their performance and profitability. The autumn rugby internationals should be compulsory viewing.

This week we've been up at St George's Park [the FA's national centre in Burton upon Trent] using the new facilities. The place is huge - some of the boys nearly got lost a couple of times going between the gym and the hotel - and the equipment is seriously impressive.

The game is different. It is a different generation, and yes they are bigger, faster, stronger, and I am bloody grateful that I am in the stand or watching safely on TV! It is not for me to say whether it is better, just as when I was playing it was not right to say that our game was better than that played by such genuine legends as Duckham, Bennett, JPR, Edwards and Slattery etc.

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The Six Nations approaches it's climactic weekend, and it's got me thinking. What makes it so special, what makes it so brilliant and so bloody gut wrenching? It's a bit like house matches at school, they were often more intense and violent than games against other schools. Why?