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Persistence paid off at age of 30

MY LIFEIN RUGBY
PHIL DOWSON THE FORMER ENGLAND, NEWCASTLE, NORTHAMPTON AND WORCESTER BACK ROWER

Calcutta king: Phil Dowson, right, with his back row colleagues Chris Robshaw and Tom Croft after his debut in 2012
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At 30 years of age, I must have been one of the oldest players to have made their England debut when I was first capped by Stuart Lancaster against Scotland in 2012. Having to wait so long, rather than slotting straight in as a 22-year-old, made playing for my country even more special.
Despite being written off by the media, we finished second and were only...

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