By contrast, I was at a Premier League game where silence was observed and I am sure that was the case at club matches all over Scotland and beyond. Indeed, the commentator at Glasgow's match in Biarritz noted that the silence there was "impeccably observed".
The SRU are not alone in this fatuity, but, whether they believe it or not, rugby supporters can be trusted to behave properly in matters like this and to show their respect in silence. The logical conclusion to the SRU's approach is that, at some future time, we shall see the monarch leading two minutes' applause at the cenotaph on Remembrance Day.
GERRY LYNCH
Lanark Road
Edinburgh