TheEye believes that everyone should achieve their own levels in life without discrimination…with no regard to religion, colour or sex (unless she’s hot). Just ability.

Unless you are French of course, obviously.

So it’s interesting that we read this from RugbyHeaven:

“The announcement of the Lions squad to tour South Africa was accompanied by a race row after a remark by former England coach Dick Best about Delon Armitage.

The black England back did not make the selection but was included in a Lions XV chosen by Best as part of the build-up coverage on satellite channel, Sky Sports News. Asked about his choice of Armitage, Best responded: “You’ve always got to have a coloured boy in the team.”

Sky later apologised on air for the remark and said Best had thought he was off camera.

It’s a sign of our times.