I ENDED the hunting season in Northern Ireland where my sporting association goes back to when I played rugby for Wanderers (at a more sociable level than today!) in the late 1960s, when Philip Love, who bred the Epsom Derby winner Larkspur, was president of the club. We played against teams like Dungannon, NIFC and Ballymena, and later I hunted with the Newry and Oriel Harriers, and other packs in the area. There is a great tradition of sport in the area, whether equestrian, rugby, hurling, football, soccer, athletics or motor sport.