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1387:M. Williams
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899:Leeds Tykes
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615:New Zealand
588:Six Nations
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1372:Titterrell
1155:O'Driscoll
844:3 November
774:References
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573:Twickenham
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116:Birth name
59:April 2014
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1728:Greenwood
1723:Gomarsall
1600:Dallaglio
1508:Wilkinson
1428:Greenwood
1382:Ju. White
1377:Ja. White
1327:O'Connell
1277:Dallaglio
1180:Wilkinson
1175:M. Taylor
1120:Henderson
1110:Greenwood
1039:S. Taylor
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973:Dallaglio
696:Argentina
670:Australia
668:win over
654:World Cup
650:Marseille
619:Australia
606:with the
592:full back
577:Dan Luger
569:Australia
429:Blackburn
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252:2009–2014
250:2006–2009
248:2004–2006
246:1997–2004
148:, England
146:Blackburn
1766:Woodward
1743:Robinson
1641:Thompson
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1493:Shanklin
1488:Robinson
1448:S. Jones
1367:Thompson
1352:Sheridan
1342:Rowntree
1307:R. Jones
1287:Grewcock
1282:Easterby
1267:Cockbain
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988:Grewcock
983:Greening
978:Davidson
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1748:Tindall
1718:Grayson
1698:Bracken
1693:Balshaw
1666:Woodman
1661:Worsley
1646:Vickery
1626:Leonard
1615:Johnson
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1413:Cusiter
1357:Stevens
1332:O'Kelly
1302:Jenkins
1257:Bulloch
1140:Jenkins
1085:Balshaw
1064:Vickery
1044:Wallace
1024:O'Kelly
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1713:Dawson
1688:Abbott
1503:Thomas
1478:O'Gara
1463:Murphy
1458:Lewsey
1453:Horgan
1438:Hickie
1433:Henson
1423:Dawson
1418:D'Arcy
1403:Cooper
1362:Taylor
1160:O'Gara
1130:Howley
1115:Healey
1100:Dawson
1019:Murray
1014:Morris
646:France
542:Top 14
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1681:Backs
1656:White
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666:final
658:Samoa
627:Japan
596:Welsh
490:Tykes
473:Leeds
461:tries
309:Years
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225:Years
1703:Catt
1671:Shaw
1651:West
1605:Hill
1590:Back
1483:Peel
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319:Apps
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