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Raw emotion as call to family shows what it means to make your Test debut

BY davidharper  ·  Monday Nov 2, 2020

Debutant Tom Dunn has gone viral after this emotional video of him calling his family was shared by England’s official Twitter account. The heart-warming moment came after England’s 34-5 win over Italy, which also secured the Six Nations championship.  

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The Bath hooker was all smiles and tears as he proudly showed the number 1417 and described all of the various messages of support that had come through.

WATCH: Two minutes of Italy riling up England during Saturday’s Six Nations decider

It was a moment that many players wait a lifetime to achieve and Dunn was obviously overjoyed to share the moment with those who have undoubtedly been his biggest supporters – his family.

Clearly, the viral status of the video reflects that this is exactly what we need more of these days.

France indeed went on to beat Ireland later that evening, thus giving England yet another Six Nations title:

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