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1538:Matthews
1513:Alphonsi
1471:Forwards
1462:squad –
1393:Waterman
1386:Thompson
1379:E. Scott
1371:Scarratt
1297:A. Scott
1269:Matthews
1198:Aldcroft
1190:Forwards
1181:squad –
1100:Matthews
983:Thompson
975:Scarratt
940:Kildunne
919:Harrison
830:Matthews
801:Galligan
745:Aldcroft
737:Forwards
208:Women's
125:(Points)
1629:Coach:
1609:Brennan
1579:Burford
1483:Hemming
1460:England
1418:Coach:
1322:Burford
1226:Cokayne
1179:England
1139:Forrest
1120:Thomson
1110:Rowland
1105:Quansah
1075:Fleming
994:Coach:
968:Rowland
954:McKenna
933:Infante
865:Talling
780:Cokayne
687:at the
671:Team GB
636:at the
626:at the
280:squad.
227:England
135:England
1631:Street
1619:Wilson
1569:McLean
1543:Packer
1528:Keates
1523:Hunter
1518:Fisher
1508:Taylor
1493:Croker
1400:Wilson
1350:McLean
1304:Taylor
1290:Packer
1247:Hunter
1219:Cleall
1070:Burton
905:Breach
879:Harper
858:Powell
823:Keates
816:Kabeya
808:Hunter
794:Davies
773:Cleall
605:11 May
579:11 May
550:11 May
525:11 May
481:11 May
453:11 May
427:11 May
401:11 May
224:
175:
77:Weight
69:Height
1599:Allan
1594:Large
1564:Mason
1552:Backs
1498:Essex
1488:Purdy
1478:Clark
1364:Riley
1343:Mason
1336:Jones
1314:Backs
1262:Lucas
1212:Clark
1134:Coach
1115:Smith
1095:Joyce
1085:Jones
1060:Brown
1048:Squad
1042:Squad
926:Heard
890:Backs
766:Brown
392:"RFU"
169:Comps
157:Years
110:Years
1604:Reed
1559:Hunt
1373:(VC)
1357:Reed
1329:Hunt
1255:Kerr
1205:Bern
1125:Uren
1080:Hunt
977:(VC)
872:Ward
837:Muir
752:Bern
607:2021
581:2021
552:2021
527:2021
483:2021
455:2021
429:2021
403:2021
162:Team
120:Apps
115:Team
1249:(C)
912:Dow
810:(C)
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