Hair today, gone tomorrow

It's one of the most recognisable beards in world rugby but for London Irish prop Geoff Cross it was very much a case of hair today, gone tomorrow.


The Scotland international had been growing his beard to raise money for the Wooden Spoon charity.


Cross, 32, grew the beard for more than a year and having reached his £10,000 target thanks to donations from far and wide, he decided the time was right to remove it.


"This beard is really important to me because it is a way I can show support for a good friend of mine and also a good cause," Cross told BBC Radio Berkshire.


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