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....
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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