It has its own cryotherapy chambers that reach freezing temperatures and indoor training facilities that can be altitude-adjusted to simulate oxygen levels at 3,000m. On the week of their two Tests at Twickenham, they will hold training sessions at London Irish’s base in Surrey. Just as it had been during his incredible rise to prominence in north London. After starring under Carlo Ancelotti, Bale was used more sparingly by Zinedine Zidane, the Welshman finding himself increasingly named among the substitutes.
