Bath Rugby have announced the signing of England and Gloucester lock, Dave Attwood, on a two year contract. The 6ft 7in, 23 year old lock, originally from Bristol, has made 39 appearances for the Cherry and Whites in his two years at the club, becoming a widely respected and mainstay member of their pack...
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Anthony Foley keeps the same forward pack that battled to victory against Nottingham while making a number of changes to his backline for Friday’s British & Irish Cup clash with Esher at Garryowen FC (7.30pm). Three of those backline changes are necessitated by the call up to the senior squad for Scott Deasy Tom...
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Exeter Chiefs youngster Dave Ewers admits even he has been surprised by his progression this season, but the talented 20-year-old insists there is still plenty more to come from him. Ewers started the season as a relative unknown to many outside Sandy Park, but impressive on-field displays in recent weeks have helped catapult the...
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England’s loss is Gloucester’s gain as Dave Attwood and Paul Doran-Jones return to the starting line up for the LV=Cup tie with Saracens on Saturday (kick off 1pm) while Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu and Brett Deacon are both back from injury. Attwood and Doran-Jones have both been training with England over the past two weeks and...
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Auckland ITM Cup Head Coach Mark Anscombe has been appointed as Coach of the New Zealand Under 20 team for their 2011 campaign. Anscombe has been part of the highly successful New Zealand Under 20 coaching combination with Dave Rennie, who steps down from the coaching role after three seasons with the team. Anscombe...
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Scottish international second row Jim Hamilton will make his debut for Gloucester Rugby as they travel to the Madejski Stadium for Sunday’s Aviva Premiership Rugby clash with London Irish. Hamilton has been sidelined with a virus leaving him a frustrated spectator for Gloucester’s opening two fixtures but now packs down alongside Alex Brown in...
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Eric Elwood has named his starting XV to play the Glasgow Warriors tomorrow evening (Firhill, 19.30) The team sees just one change from the side that narrowly lost to Scarlets last weekend. Andrew Browne marks his return from injury and replaces Dave Nolan on the bench. Ray Ofisa, Niva Ta’auso and Bernie Upton all...
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Brett Deacon, one of Gloucester Rugby’s summer signings, will make his first senior start for the club against Leeds Carnegie on Saturday (kick off 3pm) as Bryan Redpath makes five changes to his starting line up. Deacon will make his first start in the number six shirt as Gloucester look to bounce back from...
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Exeter Chiefs will kick-off their preparations for life in the Aviva Premiership Rugby with a double-header against Magners League outfit Cardiff Blues and Championship side Cornish Pirates at Sandy Park this weekend. Having bolstered his squad with 11 new signings during the course of the summer, Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter admits he is...
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Rob Andrew has saluted the leadership of Steve Borthwick and hailed the arrival of England’s new generation. On the day the England Elite Player Squads were announced, the RFU’s Elite Rugby Director told the RFU Podcast, “Steve’s done a fantastic job in a difficult period of rebuilding. “He carried himself and the England team...
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