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 NEIL BACKED AS "WORLD'S BEST" BY LARDER
                                        
 Neil Back will go into Leicester's     
 titanic Allied Dunbar Premiership      
 tussle against London Irish hailed as  
 the best defensive player in the world.
                                        
 The glowing tribute comes from a coach 
 who has helped create the Premiership's
 meanest defence this season — former GB
 rugby league supremo Phil Larder.      
                                        
 The Tigers coach said: "It is a        
 privilege to work with Neil."          
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