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In 1932, Joe Thompson boarded a ship from Southampton for his third Ashes tour of Australia carrying a leather Victor suitcase.
Almost a hundred years later, I had a rummage through the same suitcase to see what he brought back.
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Unearthing the treasure chest of Big Joe Thompson
The story of one of the greatest rugby league players you've never heard of.