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Behind the scenes with: Bath Academy

Behind the scenes with: Bath Academy

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    Challenging players of differing abilities

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    Behind the scenes with: England U18s

    RCW editor Dan Cottrell studies the coaching methods of those charged with developing the next generation of England players, namely Jon P...

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