‘Brussels — Ten Nations Championship. “It’s no good, Helmut! She’s bringing in the umpire from the France–Scotland match!”’ On 20 March 1984, French cartoonist Jacques Faizant takes an ironic look at the difficult negotiations with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who seems to have taken an uncompromising stand over the question of the United Kingdom’s contribution to the Community budget. French President François Mitterrand shares his fears with his German partner, Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl. In his depiction of these tense negotiations, the cartoonist draws a parallel between the sporting and political arenas. On 17 March in Murrayfield, on the final day of the Five Nations Championship, Scotland beat France to win the second Grand Slam in its history. The French were highly critical of the umpiring decisions of Welsh referee Winston Jones (on the left).