He is the richest man in a Senate full of rich people: a Boston Brahmin (his middle name is Forbes) who married an heiress and went to a Swiss boarding school.

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Robinho, whose full name is Robson de Souza, has not played for his team, Santos, since his mother was kidnapped.

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McGeechan is set to name his Lions squad next month with full-back Lee Byrne, flanker Martyn Williams, lock Alun Wyn Jones, wing Shane Williams, props Gethin Jenkins and Adam Jones, scrum-half Mike Phillips, fly-half Stephen Jones and captain Ryan Jones as Wales' front-runners to make the tour.

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