Exiles travel globe to find new homes

PETER JACKSON
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW

Relocated: London Irish player of the year Tom Pearson is now starring for Northampton Saints
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At the Stade du Hameau not far from the Spanish border last weekend, an Argentinian prop from Cordoba did his bit to keep Pau ahead of the pack in France.
Some 250 miles north at Clermont-Ferrand, an Australian lock from Queensland helped ensure that The Michelin Men stayed in touch with a landslide home win over Bayonne.
Nearer home, in Greater Manchester, the oldest hooker at the World Cup made a try-scoring return...

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