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February 1, 1996: The 'rebel' Great Britain sevens star who returned home to carpool with Kevin Sinfield.
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February 1, 1996: The 'rebel' Great Britain sevens star who returned home to carpool with Kevin Sinfield.

A tale of luck, regret and memories for the man who was called up to play for the ARL-aligned Lions at the 1996 World Sevens.

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By STEVE MASCORD

WHILE Martin Maders was taking a breather in sweltering conditions during the 1996 World Sevens in Sydney, someone swiped his jersey which had been left drying out on a fence.

“I only had one shirt - and my brother seconded that pretty quickly and that’s gone missing. So I don’t think I’ve got any evidence that any of this happened, reall…

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