I sat in the
back row of seats, under the shadow of the gallery, where I could see him without his seeing me.
("No, no," from a sceptical student in the
back row.) If the young gentleman in the red tie who cried "No, no," and who presumably claimed to have been hatched out of an egg, would wait upon him after the lecture, he would be glad to see such a curiosity.
Eager faces strained round pillars and corners, to get a sight of him; spectators in
back rows stood up, not to miss a hair of him; people on the floor of the court, laid their hands on the shoulders of the people before them, to help themselves, at anybody's cost, to a view of him--stood a-tiptoe, got upon ledges, stood upon next to nothing, to see every inch of him.
For being in one of the
back rows of the King's Bench the other day, with a pen in my hand, the fancy came into my head to try how I had preserved that accomplishment.
Wales' likely starting
back row against Australia on Saturday - Tipuric, Dan Lydiate and Ross Moriarty - are all Lions.
STUART Barnes believes
back row selection alone could decide Wales' clash with England on the second weekend of the Six Nations.
By contrast television pundit Barnes insists, despite injuries, that Wales have 'a plethora of riches' in the
back row'.
The South African, who has been capped twice by Ireland, has played the majority of his 195 club games in the
back row as either a flanker or No8.
"We are pretty steady at the moment in terms of the squad, but another back or
back row forward would be nice.
The picture shows,
back row, from left: J Butler, J Peacock, A Tattersdill, E Hodgson, F Howells, B Luck, I Augrell and D Olley.
The 6ft 3ins flanker, who can play anywhere across the
back row, enjoyed a superb season as the Titans reached the play-offs - he was named their player of the season and was nominated for the Championship player of the year award, as well as earning a spot in the 2014/15 Dream Team.
GREGOR TOWNSEND has agreed extended deals with Ryan Wilson and James Eddie as he moves to add depth to Glasgow Warriors' already competitive
back row Wilson has penned a two-year extension while Eddie has signed a new 12-month agreement.