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Lions defend the unofficial world title against official world champions South Africa

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“That was the worst performance in all my time as a player or a coach – everything went wrong!” – Andy Hill …

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Marr 38 Selkirk 24 LEWIS STUART @ Fullarton Park AN opening flourish in each half was enough to keep the Marr bandwagon rolling along with a five point win. But, for the second week running, …

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