We can state confidently that Jackie Kyle remains the greatest outhalf ever to have played in Ulster.
Had Dan Carter done as he had briefly threatened and travelled Belfast at the turn of the millennium (two years after the Good Friday agreement people) he might have faced a challenge for that accolade.
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There would be quite an amount of harumpphing from George Hook and some of the longer in the tooth-sheepskin wearing alickadoos if we were to actually argue that Carter is better than Kyle - so we will refrain.
However, Carter decided to remain home and attempt to see could he possibly force his way into the New Zealand squad.
Career guidance teachers would concede they've encountered worse boo-boos.
There was an opportunity after school to come play in Ireland. I looked at it. But probably made the right decision to pursue my All-Black career because it's been a pretty good one. My ex-coach back home in club rugby coached over here and had some contacts over here. They were looking for a first five. I was a little eighteen year old that was keen to explore the world. With a bit of advice from my family I decided to stay in New Zealand.
Naturally, we were obliged - on point of having our citizenship revoked - to ask him what he made of the whole Gaelic football lark. Daniel, who had a few chinwags with the Brogans boys while over there, knew to say the right things. 'Not many games. A few highlights. Brutal sport,' was his take.
We're presuming he meant 'brutal' in terms of physicality, and not in terms of spectacle (as many hurling people have argued), although he did say it was more brutal than rugby. Some mistake surely.
