England’s Six Nations clash with Ireland on Saturday will hopefully be round one of a heavyweight rivalry that dominates this fixture for years to come: George Martin versus Joe McCarthy, the battle of the second-row enforcers. It will not be one for the faint-hearted. Bring it on.
George was injured for the first two games of the Six Nations but he made a big impact off the bench against Scotland and I would expect him to be named in England’s starting pack at Twickenham on Saturday.
He is an old-school player in the way he goes about his business. He is a salt-of-the-earth guy. Tough, been in a few scuffles — that kind of a bloke. He doesn’t expect anything from people. He doesn’t want
