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None of this touchy feely nonsense in Spain

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The Rugby Paper Team
7 November 2021

RUGBY MATTERS
BRENDAN GALLAGHER

WHAT’S in a word? For decades those coming off the bench used to be called replacements or substitutes. And then in the touchy feely 21st century presumptive phrases such as “game changers” and “impact players” gained currency.
Imagine my unexpected joy therefore this week when I went onto the Spanish Federation website looking for details of their game last weekend against Italy. Eventually I happened across the match report and activated the ever eccentric google translate to enlighten me further. It did so gloriously...

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