Mutual respect at Murrayfield is key | Letter

Rugby cannot be allowed to deteriorate into provocative pre-match verbal exchanges and spectator boorishness, says Menzies Campbell Three cheers for Robert Kitson (Murrayfield echoes growing noise and spite in the game, 11 February). A lot has changed since I first watched Scotland play England in 1954 at Murrayfield. My recollection is that the heaviest player in the home team was a second row forward of 13 stones 7 pounds. But a game where physical contact is of the essence cannot be allowed to deteriorate into provocative pre-match verbal exchanges and spectator boorishness without damaging…