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Regan: I was so deaf, at line-outs I read lips

Mark Regan, the charismatic hooker known as ‘Ronnie’ who was part of England’s 2003 World Cup-winning squad, today reveals a remarkable secret: he was severely deaf throughout his rugby career. Here, in an exclusive interview with his daughter Alexandra, a journalist student at Gloucester University, he tells his story

Parade: England’s World Cup champions, front left, Jonny Wilkinson, Richard Hill, Mark Regan and Kyran Bracken ride the open-top bus with the Webb Ellis Cup in 2003
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