When pondering tonights match with the Royal Navy memories flooded back of Craig during Hawks momentous tour of South Africa in 2003.
However one is constrained by the terms of the Abbotsinch Agreement that well known principle applied to rugby tours leaving Glasgow Airport--"what happens on tour stays on tour"
In very broad terms Craig contributed every step of the way from Robben Island to Newlands Stadium to Pretoria-to Jo-burg to Sun City and on to the Safari Park-- that being one of the only times I saw Craig concerned when the herd of elephants closed in on us--he wasn't alone
The South African Tour set Hawks up with a platform that led to a hatrick of league titles and contributed to a third cup win a fortnight ago
This article was originally posted on 17-May-2007, 21:14 by Hugh Barrow.
Last updated by Hugh Barrow on 18-May-2007, 06:58.
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