for the best

Captain Bruno Guimaraes was handed a central role in the midfield three, where Sandro Tonali has taken up residence for the best part of a year, while returning full-backs Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento started their first game together since September and made a huge difference.

The fact that nobody at the SRU will engage with a 'Whither Townsend' conversation suggests strongly that they're going to hope for the best in the Six Nations next year and the Nations Championship next summer and next autumn and the Six Nations in 2027 and then the World Cup.

For now, recall the words of Agatha Swanburne, who once said, “Spend one-tenth preparing for the worst; spend nine-tenths reaching for the best.”

“We must hope for the best,” Pater Lumley said firmly.

Where should the guests sit for the best view of the supernatural proceedings?