Royals captain Ben Johnston draws inspiration from grandfather for John I Dent Cup grand final

By Chris Dutton
Updated April 24 2018 - 8:59pm, first published August 18 2017 - 8:11pm

Ben Johnston will always be a Royals grand final hero, but something was missing when he stepped, jinked and weaved his way through defenders to score the try to end a 24-year premiership drought.

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