Sorry, but we don’t need your cup, Wills

PETER JACKSON
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW

Of all the trophies dreamt up for international matches over the last 20 years, only one bears the name of the next King: the Prince William Cup.
Others commemorate mere commoners; statesmen like Guiseppe Garibaldi (Italy v France) and Nelson Mandela (South Africa v Australia), explorers like Sir Edmund Hillary (New Zealand v England) and Captain Cook (Australia v England), revered players as in Dave Gallaher (New Zealand v France) and Doddie Weir (Scotland v Wales).
The Prince played a hands-on role in the creation of the eponymous trophy as crafte...

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