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Numbers adding up for durable Wassell

AS AN auditor who is one exam away from earning her chartered accountant qualification, Emma Wassell is good with figures. It’s a number from her rugby career that is the real standout, though.

Since making her Scotland debut against Ireland in the opening game of the 2014 Six Nations, the lock has been involved in every Test her country has played. That’s 40 successive Internationals and 38 consecutive starts after two replacement appearances

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