The minister said the drive for reform began last year, after the death of toddler Kennedy McFarlane, a three-year-old from Dumfries who died in May 2000 after abuse by her stepfather Thomas Duncan, and other cases.

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Paul James, Adam Jones, Duncan Jones, Jonathan Thomas, Barry Williams and Shaun Connor are also in the 100 club.

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Gill joins Ospreys duo James and Duncan Jones, the Scarlets' Iestyn Thomas and Blues' John Yapp as a loose-head contender.

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