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Let’s celebrate our differences

If you haven’t been able to go to any big matches lately or get down the clubhouse or meet your mates in the pub, you might have found yourself following the talking points on social media: sackings and agendas, the slating of pundits, referees and writers.

When did it all get so divisive? If you look at rugby purely through the prism of social media, it’s ‘fans’ calling total strangers idiots and spouting conspiracy theories and distrusting everything.

I think I’ve had about enough of this. I made a point of meeting some fellow fans recently and there was none of

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