Henry Pollock was in the in-goal area of Saints’ quarter-final opponents, Castres, lapping up the cheers of the Lake End stand behind him and delaying putting the ball down to eke a bit more fun out of scoring his second try of the second half, on the way to a 51-16 win.
Gauthier Maravat took the bait, sliding in as Pollock made the grounding a split-second before the big Castres lock could get to him.
Pollock has made a clear case to be considered for Lions selection (Photo: Getty)
In the first half, Pollock was warned by Piardi for “cynical play” and narrowly avoided a yellow card for a try-line misdemeanour when Castres scored.
In this latest outing, Australia flanker Josh Kemeny, England scrum-half Alex Mitchell and the returning full-back George Furbank were all very influential as Northampton followed up their dismissal of Clermont Auvergne with another impressive win over French opposition.
He’s English, he’s entertaining, he’s quick and he’s lairy and a little loose-lipped – and you cannot wait to see what he does next.
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Last week after beating Clermont, it was Tommy Freeman saying “classic Pollock” as Freeman had a try nicked from under his nose.
The TV commentators noted how Pollock keeps his eye on the big screen to see himself, and ex-fly-half Andy Goode grumbled about him staying down for a minute, winded by a back’s tackle.
Leinster were given a tiny taste of the HP sauce at last year’s semi-final, played in Croke Park, when Pollock was on a “non-23 piss-up”, as he described it.
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Read MoreThe Northampton team then did not include the 19-year-old Pollock as they ran Leinster close, 20-17.
That’s five days before the British & Irish Lions tour squad is named, to add extra excitement.
“It doesn’t bother me particularly, as long as he knows what’s coming,” Dowson said. “I mean, it’s great when he is on your side. But you kind of want that as well. You want that atmosphere, you want that character, you want people to be themselves. He is that person to do it.”
It was also said that if Gascoigne had signed for Manchester United and come under Sir Alex Ferguson’s influence, his career may have blossomed with fewer downward lurches.
But there is a time and a place for celebrating in every sport and, as Dowson hinted, a case for senior figures to give some cautionary advice – get the ball down, Henry, then start the party.
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