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# Teak Tough

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Example number 1,043 of why Bakkies Botha is the toughest man in rugby
Sam Burgess fractures cheekbone in first minute, plays on and wins NRL Grand Final
'Hunch down and drive up through your marker'- Vinny Murphy on the art of the perfect shoulder