2 MARCH 1996, Page 30

Rugby balls

Sir: David Storey's play, The Changing Room, concerns rugby league. The Rugby Football League has just celebrated 100 years of professional rugby football. Never- theless, Sheridan Morley writes in his review of the play (17 February) that it is set 'in the days when all rugby was ama- teur'.

Mr Morley appears from his review to be proud of the fact that he does not under- stand rugby football. He would do well to bear in mind Mr Storey's old school motto: nape nescire.

Nicholas Lavender

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