Rugby League Top 10: Hard Men

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Aug 21, 202543:03Sports & Recreation

These are the guys who used to play on 'the edge'. In the days when almost everything was considered 'legal', some were employed as enforcers, whilst others never ever took a backward step. Many were just simply fearless...

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