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High absurdity

The Highlanders rugby team were expecting big things from star recruit Solomon Alaimalo this season, but the classy outside back played only a couple ot games before disappearing from view. He eventually revealed he’d been dealing with depression and anxiety.

Alaimalo’s revelation was greeted with respectful silence. It was a similar story when loose forward Liam Squire

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