The pelota thickens

When I mentioned Mikel to my son today, he merely sighed.

“I always reckoned I was a pretty good all rounder at sports, but Mikel made me realise I was a sporting lightweight!”

I’d seen Mikel’s skill with a rifle and how instinctively he took to sailing a boat, but I hadn’t realised he was the Under 18s Basque Pelota Champion for the entire Basque region and, at 16, he was a regular player for Mont de Marsan Under 21s rugby team.

What’s more, my niece told me how ‘seriously good looking’ Mikel was.

Some guys have all the luck!