Rugby World

AROUND THE WORLD IN TEN STORIES

1 Australia

A huge bench press of 202.5kg by 20-year-old Queensland Reds prop Massimo De Lutiis (below) is being hailed as a record for any pro rugby player in the region – league or union. He achieved the feat while returning from a torn quad. Taniela Tupou set the recent Reds record

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