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This old carthorse could run the 100m in 11.4 secs!

RICHARD Phillips’ letter last week described all front fives in the 90s as cart horses. Obviously, I suggest he takes another look, as while that may well have been the case for some club players, it certainly wasn’t for internationals.
One aspect of the game that makes it look as if modern props make more yards than before, is the pop-up from the endless slow rucks where players make a couple of yards before going to the floor. After the obligatory 25-30 phases, this appears in the statistics as a 50 or 60 metre run.
Back in the 90s, forwards were expected to return the ba...

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