Summer rugby would be a hit insists Gopperth

By NEALE HARVEY

Masterclass: Jimmy Gopperth converts a try for Wasps
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WASPS star Jimmy Gopperth has thrown his weight behind summer rugby and dismisses claims it would sound the death knell for bulked-up forwards.
Gopperth, 36, recently signed on again at Wasps after knocking back offers from overseas and says he would welcome a change of seasons.
He told The Rugby Paper: “Coronavirus has changed lots of things and there’s talk of reorganising Super Rugby and the South African teams coming up north, so everything’s on the table and personally I&rsq...

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