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If full-blown world conflict breaks out, there are a number of places across the globe which would probably be safe.

Tom during his deployment in Afghanistan in 2006 (Picture: Prepared Pathfinder/Tom Blakey) ‘An attack may not come in the traditional way we view war, with a physical invasion or bombs dropping.

“My first referee match was on TV,” Brock said. “I was sitting out there just talking to Bob Howell when he was disc jockey for 95.5. The other referee didn’t show up, Jimmy McGuire.