It just occurred to me that I am older than the head coaches of 50% of the Six Nations national teams with only Messrs Jones, Gatland and Brunel having the decency to be more senior than me.

It's equally as bad in the Southern Hemisphere, with both Michael Cheika and new Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus both having fewer miles on the clock than yours truly.

It appears that a career in international rugby coaching may just have passed me by...😢