PETER JACKSON

Indefatigable: Mike Brown has made a remarkable 300 appearances for Quins
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Back in the old days before the commercial genie burst out of the bottle, they played for the love of the game and a free flow of beer. A chosen few even managed to find a fistful of fivers in their international boots from manufacturers grateful for the television exposure.
The better players gravitated to senior clubs and the vast majority tended to stay there, for better or worse. Examples of those racking up 300 appearances came so thick and fast that the modest landmark ...