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‘In almost every French game, there’s theatre’: Dean Richards on bringing joie de vivre back to English rugby

Doncaster Knights’ new director of rugby tells Robert Kitson about his passion for the Champ, who Steve Borthwick should pick from overseas and why he wants players to have a bit of fun

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‘In almost every French game, there’s theatre’: Dean Richards on bringing joie de vivre back to English rugby

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Doncaster Knights’ new director of rugby tells Robert Kitson about his passion for the Champ, who Steve Borthwick should pick from overseas and why he wants players to have a bit of fun

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