Ellis is living proof of the old 80-minute rule

By PETER JACKS0N

Going the distance: Ellis Genge played the full 80 for England against Wales during the World Cup warm-up last August 
PICTURE: Getty Images

BEFORE ending his impromptu condemnation of the State of the Union, Willie John McBride fired a parting shot straight out of the ‘and-here’s-another-thing’ manual.
True to form, the Ulsterman whose total of five tours and 17 Tests makes him a Lion among Lions, gave it straight from the shoulder: “What’s more, they can’t play for the full 80 minutes.’’
That criticism of the mo...

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