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The All Black that handed Steven Kitshoff his 'biggest punishment'

Steven Kitshoff will go down as one of the finest loosehead props of his generation, with two World Cup titles to his name. But few props manage to emerge through the ranks without having a tough day at the office early in their career.

Mark Orders

'For Tips, it’s never about him. It’s always about the team.'

The Welsh legend may have played his last game for his beloved Ospreys but the tributes will come from far and wide when he steps away

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Toyota Verblitz Takehito Namekawa

Takehito Namekawa

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