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862:M. Packer
855:O'Donnell
770:Botterman
659:Olympedia
512:BBC Sport
487:BBC Sport
73:Camberley
1625:Thompson
1600:Merchant
1595:Scarratt
1585:Waterman
1549:Matthews
1524:Alphonsi
1482:Forwards
1473:squad –
1404:Waterman
1397:Thompson
1390:E. Scott
1382:Scarratt
1308:A. Scott
1280:Matthews
1209:Aldcroft
1201:Forwards
1192:squad –
1111:Matthews
994:Thompson
986:Scarratt
951:Kildunne
930:Harrison
841:Matthews
812:Galligan
756:Aldcroft
748:Forwards
219:Women's
136:(Points)
1640:Coach:
1620:Brennan
1590:Burford
1494:Hemming
1471:England
1429:Coach:
1333:Burford
1237:Cokayne
1190:England
1150:Forrest
1131:Thomson
1121:Rowland
1116:Quansah
1086:Fleming
1005:Coach:
979:Rowland
965:McKenna
944:Infante
876:Talling
791:Cokayne
698:at the
682:Team GB
647:at the
637:at the
291:squad.
238:England
146:England
1642:Street
1630:Wilson
1580:McLean
1554:Packer
1539:Keates
1534:Hunter
1529:Fisher
1519:Taylor
1504:Croker
1411:Wilson
1361:McLean
1315:Taylor
1301:Packer
1258:Hunter
1230:Cleall
1081:Burton
916:Breach
890:Harper
869:Powell
834:Keates
827:Kabeya
819:Hunter
805:Davies
784:Cleall
616:11 May
590:11 May
561:11 May
536:11 May
492:11 May
464:11 May
438:11 May
412:11 May
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88:Weight
80:Height
1610:Allan
1605:Large
1575:Mason
1563:Backs
1509:Essex
1499:Purdy
1489:Clark
1375:Riley
1354:Mason
1347:Jones
1325:Backs
1273:Lucas
1223:Clark
1145:Coach
1126:Smith
1106:Joyce
1096:Jones
1071:Brown
1059:Squad
1053:Squad
937:Heard
901:Backs
777:Brown
403:"RFU"
180:Comps
168:Years
121:Years
1615:Reed
1570:Hunt
1384:(VC)
1368:Reed
1340:Hunt
1266:Kerr
1216:Bern
1136:Uren
1091:Hunt
988:(VC)
883:Ward
848:Muir
763:Bern
618:2021
592:2021
563:2021
538:2021
494:2021
466:2021
440:2021
414:2021
173:Team
131:Apps
126:Team
1260:(C)
923:Dow
821:(C)
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