Does the name Nigel Melville ring a bell? If you like watching rugby and you’re over 40 it should, because Nigel Melville was once a bloody good scrum-half. He was also a pretty good England captain, and might have become a great one if it weren’t for the injuries which forced him to retire as a player in 1983.
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