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When a millionaire sparked the biggest spending spree in rugby

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RICHMOND COURAGE DIVISION TWO CHAMPIONS 1997 NEIL FISSLER TALKS TO JOHN KINGSTON AND SIMON MASON
JUST before rugby went open, Richmond were hanging around the lower end of the Courage League Division 3, but all that was about a change when a Monaco-based metal broker Ashley Levett became their fairy godfather for a short time.
Levett, who had no links to Richmond, had sponsored Winchester Rugby Union when his son played in the mini’s section. He sparked the biggest spending spree the sport had seen, starting with making England No.8 Ben Clarke the game’s f...

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