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WHAT IT’S LIKE TO … ORGANISE A RUGBY TOUR

AS A PLAYER, Martyn Williams would (as the cliché goes) focus on the next job, be it packing down in the scrum, a lineout move, snaffling ball… As Wales’ team manager, it’s all about juggling multiple balls, none of the oval variety.

“It’s been eye-opening,” says the former Cardiff, Wales and Lions flanker of his role. “It’s not until you come to this side of the fence that you realise how little you know about what goes on behind the scenes. You’re bouncing back and forth between tournaments, planning two or three campaigns down the line, which is

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