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Bell rings with praise for his indestructable prop mate

OUR story last week on Taufa’ao Filise’s achievement as the first fulltime pro to have his contract renewed at 40 prompted a flood of tributes, many from fellow props old and new.
None captured the surprising admiration for the Blues’ Tongan prop than Duncan Bell, the former England tighthead who played alongside him at Bath during Filise’s brief time there more than a decade ago.
“Crikey,’’ Bell tweeted. “He was ancient when I was playing. And I’ve been retired five years.’’
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