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Published 14:32 7 Dec 2016 GMT
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"I can look back and say 100% that I poured my heart and soul into that jersey."Indeed, it was that jersey and that No.4 on the back that formed the nub of a pre-match routine that served him well for years. He says:
"I loved putting on the jersey. Every time I put on the number four jersey I would look at it for three or four seconds, and it filled me with immense pride, whether we won or lost."
Asked a little bit more about the quirks he had before a game, Tyrrell went back to that black and amber jersey.
"I used to always take the No.4 sticker off the front of the jersey and, before I put it on me, just hold it out there," he says. "Everything about the No.4, I liked being associated with it."
While it is not quite Jack McCaffrey levels pre-match superstitions and quirks, it is interesting to hear what the legendary corner back used to invoke the strongest feelings of pride for his county.
Players across the land will be staring hard at their jerseys in 2017, we reckon.
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