#158 League of nations
The TV sporting highlight of my childhood was always the Five Nations rugby championship, which involved a series of matches between England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France.
Every fortnight, on Saturday afternoon, there would be two matches, with the fifth country having the day off.
The fixture list had an elegant symmetry to it. Each country played every other country once, with two matches at home and two away, and each country alternated between playing at home and away.
I recall that in one year, the fixtures on the opening Saturday were Ireland vs England and…
