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Davis was England’s original man of steel

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The Rugby Paper Team
22 May 2022

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Heavyweight: Mike Davis was a true powerhouse for England both on and off the field

A particularly busy end of season means we haven’t yet paid proper tribute to Mike Davis, the former England lock and coach who died earlier this month aged 80.
Davis was a formidable athletic lock who won 16 caps and should have won many more. As a coach he went straight from guiding England Schools to a couple of Grand Slams to the senior side where he enjoyed pretty much instant success mastermindin...

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