No sooner had Ben Youngs made history as England’s most-capped player than he was told youth is the key to winning the Rugby World Cup.
Leicester’s scrum-half, 33 this year, had just won his 115th cap to leapfrog Jason Leonard on the all-time list.
He had come off the bench to an almighty Twickenham roar and calmed an England team seemingly intent on blowing a 17-point lead.