Removal of the old, loose-fitting cap went quickly, and clearing the way for the new cap by removing six 50-pound bolts that held a stub of riser pipe was straightforward.
As he prepared for a dive he was tackled into touch by the 21-year old loose-head prop, Matt Mullan, a player who would not have been expected to overhaul him.
They do -- just less than under the old, looser system.
The new federal bankruptcy law took effect today, ending the stampede to the courthouse by debt-strapped individuals and businesses eager to apply for protection from creditors under the old, looser rules.
"I did eat vast amounts," the 52-year-old Loose Women star said.
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen is unequivocal about the 34-year-old loose forward's standing in the game.
The 65-year-old Loose Women panellist, who has enjoyed a career in acting and presenting spanning 40 years, announced earlier this year that she had been diagnosed with cancer.
However Westerman, the 18-year-old loose forward and Super League's Young Player of the Year, was included in the 19-man squad Smith selected for the mid-season international in France, suggesting that he is more likely to make the cut.
The 24-year-old loose forward, who represented England A in 2002 and scored Hull's match-winning try against Leeds in last year's Challenge Cup final, faces a pre-trial hearing next month before the case, which involves incidents in and outside a nightclub last December, goes to the Crown Court.
The Tigers are thought unlikely to prevent another of the products of their youth system, the England centre Michael Shenton, leaving for St Helens next season, and speculation continues about the future of the 20-year-old loose forward Joe Westerman – although unlike Shenton he has another year remaining on his contract.
