SBT AUDIO #The Raiders Return by Laurence Elphick
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At the time of writing, the Rugby landscape is currently being dominated by the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa, under the leadership of former Walesand New ZealandCoach Warren Gatland. The Lions tours are one of the most prestigious events in world rugby and only happenevery four years.
The team combinesinternationals from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland and heads to the southern hemisphere for a three Test series.The last Lions tourin New Zealand, which Gatland was also Head Coach, ended in a 1-1 draw,with the third Test ending in a nail-biting 15-15 draw afterEngland’sOwen Farrell converteda 77th minute penalty to draw the Lions level.
However, enough about the Lions, this is a Sussex magazineandI thought it would bemorepertinent to profile the best men’s side in the County. Worthing Raiders arecelebrating their centenary, having been formedon the 10 September1920,ply their trade in National DivisionTwo South, and who in the 2012-13 season, aftergainingpromotion, became the first club from Sussex to play in the third tier of English rugby
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