It must have been the longest 10 seconds of Sir Clive Woodward’s life.
Time certainly appeared to stand still for the knight of the realm. Would Shaun Edwards shake his hand or not after France completed their Six Nations Grand Slam in Paris?
There Woodward was, with his right arm half-raised, inviting a handshake, as a tracksuited Edwards came over to ITV’s press area. Possibly, the said arm had been elevated from the moment word had reached presenter Mark Pougatch’s earpiece that Wigan’s finest was heading over.
