6 APRIL 1996, Page 24

Lady's rugby

Sir: You must explain to the many thou- sands of rugby-loving Spectator readers here in Australia just who is Lady Hesketh (Rugby, 23 March).

I think of her as Prunella Scales in tweeds and Hermes scarf, cheerily dispens- ing hot soups from the tailgate of the Range Rover in the car park at Twicken- ham. Please tell me if I am wrong. Certainly Her Ladyship knows her stuff, although, like every English writer on rugby, she glosses over England's sullen, disgraceful refusal to run the ball. The point of the game is to score tries, not penalty goals. Michael Carlton

59 Warrangi Street, Turramurra NSW, Australia