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FOOTBALL VS RUGBY

by
The Late Tackle Magazine Team
24 August 2017

IAN McLEAN contrasts the two most popular sports in the land…

IAN McLEAN
I MOVED to Torquay in Devon from London ten years ago and it’s all good.
The slow pace of life, the friendly people, drinking without needing a bank loan, drivers who let you turn right without blocking a junction and it’s beside the sea. I am joking about the sea, don’t see the big deal – it’s a lump of water.
I got a season ticket for Torquay United last term, at £200 a snip, even if it was the Vanarama Conference and it was a roller coaster ride.
We flirted with relegation ...

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