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in the 1991 World Cup as Canada's finest hour, where Hadley and a big, tough forward pack clearly had the upper hand over New
Zealand. That highly regarded 1991 Canadian team made a big impact defeating Fiji and Romania and giving both France and New Zealand difficult games. Always outspoken, a
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dispute with national team management saw him not play the 1995 World Cup, where his team desperately needed him in a tough pool that included South Africa and
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in 1991. He also played for
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Hadley has one daughter, Madison Elle Watson. He was the grandson of celebrated
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player. "Stormin' Norman" was a massive 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), 21-
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in the 1990s. In Canada he played for James Bay and
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412:"Norman Borradaile Hadley 1964-2016"
339:. Already a well-known pundit on
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720:Categories
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369:References
337:John Major
318:Twickenham
314:Barbarians
47:1964-12-02
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470:BBC Sport
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256:and then
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426:20 June
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