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Brendan Nasser was another player who graduated from one of the nurseries of
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Brendan Nasser enjoys a very successful career as a Dental
Surgeon and had no problems in achieving a happy balance between his playing career and his University studies. He went on to Oxford University for post-graduate studies where he had the distinction of being awarded a 'Blue' in the annual
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It was a game in which Nasser had not expected to play. He had returned to
Australia earlier on in the tour with a suspected broken cheek-bone, but was recalled when medical tests showed that not to be the case. He justified his selection with a performance of exceptional rugby.
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