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Furbank’s got a high tackle rate – and needs it in Paris!

JEREMY GUSCOTT
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK

Not the biggest: Northampton full-back George Furbank
PICTURE: Getty Images

THE aerial battle in international rugby is now so intense it’s a big advantage to have a full-back who is strong and dominant in the air, with great catching ability, whether they are challenging for the ball in attack or receiving it – and it will be no different when France play England today.
The number of box-kicks and kick-passes means that a full-back has to dominate the airwaves. You have to be so confident in that department that yo...

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