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Carr driving ahead with ambitious Bulls

FOUR MONTHS after losing his livelihood at a club he loved so dearly that he joined on three separate occasions, Nizaam Carr is finally ready to share his story.

Sat before his smartphone, perched inside his Pretoria home, joyful shrieks from the back-rower’s young children Fatima and Naeem can be heard from a nearby room. They provided a timely reminder of what was at stake when he was among the players, coaches and staff to be instantly made redundant when Wasps, the six-time English champions, were liquidated last year.

With one crushing announcement, the former Springbok was left

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