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Getting there bit by bit. 40d - What Johnny giles wore on his Canadian sojourn (8)

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21D - Chariots? Rugby flier (6) -F - I - H

61A - Captained Wales twice, aptly enough (6)
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21d is 'Offiah'. I think his first name is Martin, better known as Chariots for obvious reasons.
Could 61a be 'Brace'?

I think COLLINGWOOD is the correct answer to 51d.
As you suggest, he is a Durham all-rounder, and the intervarsities soccer cup is the COLLINGWOOD CUP

Colin

That is excellent. Mind you have just checked some of my answers, and I should have gone to specsavers.
35d is SCORED A BRILLIANT GOAL FROM A FREE TO BEAT HOLLAND IN 1994 WORLD CUP (6)

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19A - BARCA RIGHT BACK WHO FINISHED CAREER IN LONDON(6)

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35d is Claudio BRANCO
Colin

Stuck on a lot of those too. The one that puzzles me most is that Barcelona one.
19a - barca right back who finished career in London. (6)
trusting that the others are correct, I have
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Phew, the answer is FERRER, born in 1970.

Johnny Giles played for the Whitecaps in Vancouver.

73A is aclub called FLUMINENSE