Appetiser for Lions tour feastSevens at the Cake Tin, then tens next week in Brisbane, and a month from now, we'll be charging into debate after the opening games of Super Rugby, writes Wynne Gray. The Six Nations, that traditional comfy cardigan-style rugby series, has been through the makeover factory in recent years. Related Content Wynne Gray: High shots raise rugby risk Wynne Gray: Kiwi leggie's about-turn Wynne Gray: Ambition is admirable, but time is against the LionsYou can have all your entertainment, frills and skills to pad out a day at an abbreviated footy tournament but give me test rugby and its intensity every time. Will the 2013 tour captain Sam Warburton earn a repeat appointment or will injury and other talent scuttle that milestone? In a little over four months, inspection will be excessive but this far out and from this distance, the Six Nations is an inviting curtain-raiser.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 26, 2017 16:08 UTC