Giant Johnno's Jitters [Edition 2]

Daily Mail (March 16, 2009)

Author: Charles Sale

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ENGLAND rugby boss Martin Johnson may be 6ft 7in with a fearsome presence. But he showed how thin-skinned he's become with disdainful answers to fair questions by the BBC's Sonia McLoughlin after the loss to Ireland and in an interview before the French game which presenter John Inverdale introduced with the comment that Johnson should pick on someone his own size.

Meanwhile, the Pounds 100million South Stand Hotel at Twickenham, which the RFU pledged would finally be open in time for the France game, was surprise, surprise, not ready for business. After well over a year's delay and five false starts already, this latest hiccup has been blamed on the fit-out contractors Cornhill going bust.

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