Nick Purewal
Nick Purewal is Rugby Correspondent at The Standard, covering men’s and women’s Test rugby, club rugby and London football. Nick has covered five men’s Rugby World Cups in a career spanning almost 20 years. A multi award-winning sports journalist, Nick started in news at the Grimsby Telegraph, before stints at the Newcastle Chronicle, Gloucester Citizen and the Press Association....
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Nick Purewal is Rugby Correspondent at The Standard, covering men’s and women’s Test rugby, club rugby and London football. Nick has covered five men’s Rugby World Cups in a career spanning almost 20 years. A multi award-winning sports journalist, Nick started in news at the Grimsby Telegraph, before stints at the Newcastle Chronicle, Gloucester Citizen and the Press Association.
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