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Olly Cracknell is a bird-watching flanker with international ambitions who found relief from the grief of his father's death last year in a roaring opening-day performance for Leicester Tigers.

It was only four days before Leicester were to start their campaign, against Exeter Chiefs, that Cracknell's dad Tom passed away after a long illness at the age of 80.

The 30-year-old told 大象传媒 Leicester's Adam Whitty that it was family that encouraged him to appear for Leicester that day, and he remains thankful to them, as well as friends and all at the club who helped get him on the pitch.