LEICESTER have a trackrecord for producing England full-backs, but the most notable in the post-war era are Dusty Hare (25 caps, 1974-84) and Tim Stimpson (20 caps, 1996-2002), who were also British & Irish Lions.
Both players were prolific goal-kickers who could deliver under intense pressure. Hare kicked the three penalties that gave England their 9-8 win over Wales in the most controversial ‘grudge’ game of the 1980 Grand Slam campaign, while Stimpson, below, who was another Freddie Steward-style big unit at 6ft 3ins, was crucial to Leicester’s Heineken ...