Sports Letter: County fare

Sir: Wasps attained their heart's desire in defeating Newcastle at Twickenham, but they were unable to persuade enough of their English compatriots to provide a full house for them at Twickenham. It is the general public, not television nor sponsors nor the power of the purse that invests sporting occasions with national importance.

This weekend at Twickenham, Cornwall and Gloucestershire meet in the final of the All-England County Championship. I hope supporters of Gloucester from The Shed will be there in full voice, for Gloucester is the part but Gloucestershire is the whole. I hope that the national press will play its part in writing up this match. The Cornwall and Gloucester teams will be composed of players native to, loyal to, and proud of their counties, and they will play the game as gentlemen in the spirit in which it was intended to be played.

GERALD MORGAN, FTCD

Trinity College

Dublin