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Big Guns in 18-Try Shoot-Out
Northampton's Phil Dowson defends rugby's intensity after Saints and Bath scored 18 tries in a high-scoring match.
In brief
Northampton's Phil Dowson defends rugby's intensity after Saints and Bath scored 18 tries in a high-scoring match. Northampton's Phil Dowson claims rugby remains tough despite Saints and Bath's 18-try match. Originally reported by The Rugby Paper.
Phil Dowson
Northampton's Phil Dowson denied rugby has gone soft after Saints and Bath scored 18 tries in a high-scoring match.
“I know people will say it is too easy to ...”
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The key point
Northampton's Phil Dowson claims rugby remains tough despite Saints and Bath's 18-try match.
