Gloucester Rugby memories: When rugby players had 'real jobs'
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"RUGBY was my work, work was my hobby.
"That was the mindset of former Gloucester hooker and England international Steve Mills in the season when he scored in the final of the John Player Cup in 1978.
It was a great season for players at Gloucester rugby club, in which they also took part in a county championship final against Lancashire.
But their crowning glory came when they won the cup, and on their way to the final they put an end to Gosforth's hopes of winning the competition three years in a row.
Mills scored a try as Gloucester marched on to their second cup title as they beat Leic…
"That was the mindset of former Gloucester hooker and England international Steve Mills in the season when he scored in the final of the John Player Cup in 1978.
It was a great season for players at Gloucester rugby club, in which they also took part in a county championship final against Lancashire.
But their crowning glory came when they won the cup, and on their way to the final they put an end to Gosforth's hopes of winning the competition three years in a row.
Mills scored a try as Gloucester marched on to their second cup title as they beat Leic…
