The Judge was one of the best in the game

TRP columnist Jeff Probyn recalls good times with his great friend Paul Rendall

Paul built a reputation as a fierce loosehead prop at Slough RFC before joining Wasps in 1976. He was selected to tour with England in 1984 to South Africa where he was chosen for the first time as the Judge for the players’ court.
Judge was so good at delivering the humour and punishments, beer drinking, new nicknames etc. that help in the team building which is required for teams on tour that he was retained as Judge for all future sessions.
He also took that position for Wasps on our pre-season tours to Fra...

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