Francis: ‘I realised that we were goosed and this was going to descend into farce’

….. and Frano, Moss is coming as well! The closing words from a telephone call from Nick Farr Jones who had been working in Paris for a few years at that stage. The first part was sweet music to the ears. A long weekend in Paris in June. One match only, all expenses paid, bring your girlfriend, stay as long as you like, stay in a Chateau, du Vin, haute cuisine –, la dolce vita, l’amour……La Moss. The whole perspective on the long weekend changed once Moss was going to be there.

Ollie Campbell was coming too, but he was going to the World Spoofing Championships. There is a game of spoof and the World Championships were being held in Paris that weekend – seriously. Moss wasn’t keen on the silly blazers and straw boat hats which were part of the paraphernalia for this event and we ended up reasonably early back in our hotel – the Hotel California (you can check out but you can never leave)…… see more at :- http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/six-nations/francis-i-realised-that-we-were-goosed-and-this-was-going-to-descend-into-farce-30667948.html