Spirited XV are best of the rest

IT’S the silly season. Eddie and the lads are in Lanzarote, the AIL is on its festive break and everyone is taking the opportunity to do their reviews of the year.

Fri, 20 Dec, 2002 - 00:00
Hugh Farrelly

But rather than go down that well-trodden road we thought we'd select our 'alternative' rugby XV.

The 'alternative' XV

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