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Brown posts photos of his long-awaited return to team training at Harlequins

By Josh Raisey
(Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Harlequins full-back Mike Brown has taken another positive step in recovery from a long term knee injury as he has started team training again with the Gallagher Premiership club.

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After having surgery last November, the 34-year-old was expected to be out for nine months with the problem which he picked up during pre-season training, which would have included involvement in England’s World Cup training camps. 

Eight months after going under the knife, the 72-cap England international has now shared photos on Instagram of him training with his team again, with stage one of his recovery completed. 

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It may still be a while before Brown is back and able to add to his record haul of appearances for the club. But with the season not yet running again, he should be able to play his part in a campaign which had previously been written off for him.

The suspension of the Gallagher Premiership season in March as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic means Paul Gustard’s side still need to play nine regular league matches, as well as the Premiership Rugby Cup final against Sale Sharks which was due to take place on the weekend all play was halted. 

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8 months ?? Stage 1 ?? Stage 2 ? ???

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With Quins sitting in seventh place in the league, seven points behind fourth-place Northampton Saints, Brown could have a major say in how the south-west London club’s season unfolds when rugby resumes in mid-August as they push for playoff and Heineken Champions Cup qualification places.

Alongside Brown in his post was Nathan Earle, another player who had been sorely missed throughout the season as he recovered from a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament suffered in April 2019 after a prolific first season at the Stoop. 

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While all sides will see many of their previously injured players return to action at some point when the season eventually resumes, few had such a sizeable and damaging injury list as Quins who will be thrilled that some familiar faces are back on the training ground. 

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Bull Shark 3 hours ago
Jake White: Are modern rugby players actually better?

Of the rugby I’ve born witness to in my lifetime - 1990 to date - I recognize great players throughout those years. But I have no doubt the game and the players are on average better today. So I doubt going back further is going to prove me wrong. The technical components of the game, set pieces, scrums, kicks, kicks at goal. And in general tactics employed are far more efficient, accurate and polished. Professional athletes that have invested countless hours on being accurate. There is one nation though that may be fairly competitive in any era - and that for me is the all blacks. And New Zealand players in general. NZ produces startling athletes who have fantastic ball skills. And then the odd phenomenon like Brooke. Lomu. Mcaw. Carter. Better than comparing players and teams across eras - I’ve often had this thought - that it would be very interesting to have a version of the game that is closer to its original form. What would the game look like today if the rules were rolled back. Not rules that promote safety obviously - but rules like: - a try being worth 1 point and conversion 2 points. Hence the term “try”. Earning a try at goals. Would we see more attacking play? - no lifting in the lineouts. - rucks and break down laws in general. They looked like wrestling matches in bygone eras. I wonder what a game applying 1995 rules would look like with modern players. It may be a daft exercise, but it would make for an interesting spectacle celebrating “purer” forms of the game that roll back the rules dramatically by a few versions. Would we come to learn that some of the rules/combinations of the rules we see today have actually made the game less attractive? I’d love to see an exhibition match like that.

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