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Blood brothers to run & run; RESULT!


Byline: DEREK McGOVERN; JOHN SHAW John Shaw may refer to any of the following people:
  • Captain John Shaw (navy) (1773 - 1823 Sep. 17), Captain in the United States Navy during First Barbary War and the War of 1812.
 

BOOKIES reckon disgraced Harlequins coach Dean Richards
This article is about the rugby union player. For the football player, see Dean Richards (footballer).


Dean Richards (born 11 July 1963), affectionately known as "Deano" is a former England rugby union union player.
 will bounce back from his fake-blood ban - but if he does come back into the game after three years out he will surely playing ketchup.

Ladbrokes quote just evens that former England star Richards appeals and gets his three-year ban reduced.

It's believed rugby officials will take pity on the former England star if he turns up at the tribunal full of remorse and with his head heavily bandaged.

The same firm quote just 8-1 that he's coaching England at the 2015 World Cup, clearly believing that if there is any bad blood between Richards and rugby's top brass, it's only counterfeit. Richards took the rap for his part in the fake blood injury suffered by winger Tom Williams Tom Williams can refer to:
  • Tom Williams (Australian rules footballer)
  • Tom Williams (presenter), Australian television presenter
  • Tom Williams (Irish Republican) (1924–1942), IRA member who was hanged
  • Tom Williams (ice hockey b.
 against Leinster and allegedly asked for four similar offences to be taken into account - a count Dracula, I presume.

It should be remembered Richards has given sweat and tears to English rugby - though they are now being analysed.

Richards is 50-1 with Ladbrokes to take part in Strictly Come Dancing and 100-1 to sign up for a tomato ketchup advert before the end of the year.

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Title Annotation:Sport
Publication:The Mirror (London, England)
Date:Aug 20, 2009
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