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Sir Clive’s right – Some Tests have become dross

COLIN BOAG

Sir Clive Woodward has dared to challenge one of rugby’s greatest myths, that international matches are still automatically the pinnacle of the game.
This has been perpetuated by former players, by Unions desperate to fill their stadia for financial reasons, by the corporate hospitality companies keen to charge fortunes for a ticket and a meal, and fuelled by nationalism. This might have held water 20 years ago, but nowadays it’s just arrant nonsense. Sir Clive was bemoaning the lack of quality and excitement in the November internationals, and he’s absolutely...

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