Winging it in the skies

Long before Tommy Bowe was making his debut for Ireland, against USA in November 2004, we had a plant in the Welsh camp. By that stage Simon Easterby was a fixture in Llanelli, midway through a career that would stretch in all to seven Tests against Wales. Right on cue, as Easterby was winding down his Ireland career, Bowe shifted from Ulster to the Ospreys and the seamless transition was all set. So thereafter, at least once a year Bowe would have microphones stuck under his nose to answer questions on what it was like mixing week to week with fellas he would have to go out and play against f…