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He’s like a duck on a trapeze!

Brendan Gallgher recalls the splendid commentary of France’s rugby-playing priest Abbe Henri Pistre

THERE is a smash hit TV series or even a film combining rugby and religion just waiting to be made although alas, with Sir Alec Guinness long gone, the lead part would have to be cast with much care. A couple more years and a few more bags under his eyes and the rugby-loving Daniel Craig might be your man. Father Brown meets 007. Russell Crowe might fit the bill as well.
It concerns Abbe Henri Pistre, a oncein- a-generation athlete and rugby tyro tipped to captain France in the early 20...

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