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England’s 1991 Rugby World Cup finalists: Where are they now?

BF 6 Michael Skinner

During his career Skinner won a total of 21 caps for England. He made his England debut on 16 January 1988 in England’s 10-9 defeat to France in Paris during the Five Nations. His final game for England was on 7 March 1992 against Wales at Twickenham as part of the Five Nations tournament.

Since leaving the game, Skinner has worked as a media pundit and became famous amongst fans for his interesting choices of waistcoat. He also featured in a video in which he introduces some of rugby’s best tackles. He is an active supporter of Wooden Spoon charity.


RL 5 Paul Ackford

He retired from international rugby after the 1991 World Cup,won by Australia, becoming a journalist and writing for the Sunday Telegraph.


LL 4 Wade Dooley

The second-row went on the 1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand, but left the tour to return home for the funeral of his father. He was replaced on the tour by the young Leicester England lock Martin Johnson, and decided to retire.

Dooley was a police officer for “about 33 years” before retiring in 2007 and embarking on a career as a landscape designer.

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