Halifax-born Hodgson made his England debut in 2001 against Romania, scoring a record-breaking 44 points in a 134-0 victory, but injury has limited his international appearances since.

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"This came as a bit of a surprise and I took some time to think about it, but there was only ever going to be one answer, " said the Pontypridd-born Jenkins, who made his international debut against Romania in 2002 and won three Test caps on the 2005 Lions tour.

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He erupted onto the international scene when he made his England debut in 1989, scoring three tries against Romania and earning instant acclaim.

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Tadulala made his debut in rugby union with the Fiji national team against Romania last autumn which delayed his arrival at Gloucester.

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The Llanelli Scarlets lock, capped 36 times, lost out to Brent Cockbain, who made his international debut in the tournament build-up win over Romania.

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It was chosen from a shortlist of four nominations that also included Mr Vassilios Peltikoglou from Greece, the Brukenthal Museum Library in Romania and the National Archives of South Africa, all of which were judged to have made an important contribution to the field of preservation of documentary heritage.

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Spanghero imported meat from Romania and sold it on to another company, Comigel, which made frozen ready meals at its factory in Luxembourg.

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