6 MARCH 1982, Page 20

Waiting for the evidence

Sir: Could I, through you, ask your cor- respondent Richard West to reveal, if he can, his basis in fact for writing (20 February): 'Nor do the Northern Irish Presbyterians much like rugby .... ' This is startling information indeed. I confess that thousands of Ulster Presbyterian rugby players and fans have succeeded in disguis- ing their true feelings 'remarkably well over the years. Come, Mr West, an explanation. S. N. Johnston

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