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Home of the All Whites | Swansea Rugby Club’s history is renowned the World over. Formed in 1872, 1st Club side to beat the All Blacks and the Big Three ⚪️⚪️
Swansea
Joined October 2010
As most of you may know, our team manager JP’s daughter has unfortunately passed away. We are all devastated by the news. There are simply no words. Please keep the whole Bevan family in your prayers 🙏🏼 We are thinking of you always 🤍. Read more ➡️
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She may have been little, but her impact was anything but 🤍. On this extremely difficult day, the boys will wearing pink bows on their jerseys in celebration and as a tribute to Freya 💕. We are keeping JP, Kath and the entire Bevan family in our thoughts always.
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Everyone at the club will be saddened to hear of the passing of Andy Maggs. Andy was our head physio for many seasons and within the WRU and we are sending love and condolences to wife Sharon and the entire family. A great man on and off field, and an even greater friend 🤍
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Pitch at St Helen is always looking good but this just takes it to another level! 😍 have your seen a better club rugby pitch?! John the grounds man has been working his magic over lockdown 🙌
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Picture of the year?.
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Look at that beauty 🤍.
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The news you’ve waited for…. AWJ will SWITCH SIDES at half time to return to where it all began 🤍. Tomorrow just got more interesting….
Alun Wyn Jones is set to play for Barbarians and Swansea when they meet at St Helen's on Wednesday 🏉. #BBCRugby.
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Everyone at Swansea RFC is so very saddened to hear of the passing of All Whites legend Geoff Wheel. Please read the full obituary on our website ➡️ Our thoughts are with his loved ones at this very difficult time 🤍
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Congratulations to Dai Watts who, in his 13th season with The Whites, makes his 250th appearance for the club on Monday!
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12 years at the club, 6 seasons as captain, 3 ACL surgeries, and as of Saturday, @SKiley8 enters the history books again making his 200th appearance for The Whites!! Congratulations 👏 Top effort from a great guy!
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Attendance - 6,238. Thank you so much everyone for making this day so special! ⚪️⚪️.
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It’s all been leading to this. The team that will make history against @Barbarian_FC has arrived. Congratulations to all selected 👏🏼. Still haven’t got your tickets yet? There’s still time.
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Please read our full statement here ⬇️
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Yes, you read that right. We will conclude our 150th season in style as @Barbarian_FC make their first visit to St Helen’s since 1994. Join us on Wednesday 31st May (KO 6.30pm) to celebrate 150 years with a sporting event like no other ⚪️. Tickets here➡️
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IT’S OFFICIAL! ✅. St Helen’s will be the new home of the Ospreys, starting 25/26. We are so delighted to welcome the Ospreys, while still maintaining our rich history and legacy. We will meet with the team to discuss our next steps and have more information as soon as possible.
🚨𝗢𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘆𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟱/𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻🏟️. Read more about the decision, including comment from @Lance_Bradley_ and @SwanseaCouncil, now:. 🔗 #TogetherAsOne
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Following the announcement of Richard Lancasters departure at the end of the season, the club are pleased to confirm that current forwards coach, Hugh Gustafson, will step up as new All Whites head coach in 19/20 - full story at @HughGus
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Swansea RFC are so very saddened to hear of the passing of Ian Buckett (#2210). He made a total of 186 appearances for us, scoring 3 tries (one being the quickest ever recorded by a replacement in a Heineken Cup match!). Our sincere condolences to Ian’s loved ones 🤍
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12 former Swansea School Boys in today’s Whites side taking victory over Merthyr! Development pathway at its finest 👏.
FT: Swansea RFC 27 - 5 Merthyr RFC.
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All the very best to Rhodri Wells and Dai Watts who are retiring from the game today after 12&14 years respectively as Whites players 👏
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A big Whites welcome to former @ospreys RAG head coach, & @Skewenrfc player/coach Kevin James! 👋✍🏻. Kevin joins us as backs coach supporting Hugh Gustafson as combined head coach/forwards coach, Ben Lewis, Liam Capener-Jones and JP Bevan #CmonTheWhites
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Fundraising for Freya 🎀. Swansea RFC will embark on a virtual 10,800 mile bike ride from Swansea to San Diego and back to raise £10,000 towards team manager, JP’s, daughters brain tumour treatment.
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This Saturday will see us awarding a further 6 former All Whites with their ‘100’ caps. The recipients on this occasion will be Roger Blyth, Alun Donovan, Roy Woodward, Jeff Herdman, Hywel Hopkins & Keith Colclough who between them have made an astonishing 1440 appearances 🙌👏
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A very special tribute to Freya from both teams before yesterday’s game with @RFCMerthyr 🎀. The boys have also had pink bows embroidered on their jerseys in tribute to Freya, and a massive thank you to @FITURESport for providing us with the embroidery free of charge 🤍⚪️
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4/11/92. It’s been 30 years to the day since the All Whites beat the Wallabies at St Helen’s. One of the most iconic days in our club’s history and we are so excited to celebrate the anniversary with @AitchandAitchBe ⚪️⚪️. (P.S check out that crowd!)
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LEGACY NUMBERS | A labour of love for our club has finally been completed. Every player who has EVER played for the All Whites has now been given a legacy number to mark our 150th year. Please get in touch if we’ve missed anything!. Find yours here ➡️
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Following our recent Board meeting, we would like to update our valuable members and supporters about the forthcoming WRU EGM next Sunday 26th March. Please read ➡️
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FT: Swansea RFC 25 - 12 Neath RFC . Hard work finally pays off for the team to get that first W of the season! Onwards and upwards! Thank you to all our supporters who braved the rain 👌 .#CmonTheWhites.
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The thoughts of all at St Helen's are with Alun Wyn and his family after the sad news of the passing of Tim Jones
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Full time at St. Helens this afternoon and the Whites sign off the year with a derby victory vs @LlanelliRFC 🙌 . Swansea RFC 38 - 10 Llanelli RFC #CmonTheWhites.
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Yesterday we were honoured to be joined by Richard Moriarty, Paul Moriarty, Baden Evans and Aled Williams as all four received their 100 caps. We were delighted to see out the year with All Whites old and new 🤍
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The Whites clinch a win in the final minutes of play! . Carmarthen Quins 19 - 21 Swansea RFC. #CmonTheWhites.
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FT: @RFCMerthyr 5 - 10 Swansea RFC . Whites claim a victory at the home of three times premiership winners Merthyr RFC! Boys will be happy with that! #stormdennis . #CmonTheWhites
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AND WE’RE OUT! A FIFTEEN TRY FEST! . FT | Swansea 33 - 68 Baabaas.
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FT | Swansea 10 - 8 Aberavon. It���s been a long old time since we’ve said this….WHITES WIN! 🏆 . A big thank you to Aberavon and best of luck with the rest of the season 🤝🏼
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We are delighted to confirm the signing of Lloyd Ashley from Merthyr, previously of Ospreys, Scarlets and most recently the Barbarians, for the 23/24 season. Read more from Lloyd here ➡️ (Image - PlanetRugby)
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FT: What a game and what a win for The Whites!. Swansea RFC 29 - 15 Ebbw Vale RFC.
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FT: Swansea RFC 50 - 7 Bargoed RFC. An impressive win for the Whites tonight against Bargoed here at St. Helens!. #CmonTheWhites.
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Three seasons and 29 appearances for The Whites; sending our sympathies to Ian Williams' family and friends this evening #rugbyfamily @DoncasterKnight
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We’ll remember that one forever 🥹. Just a few of the many photos we’ll be posting as we relive the incredible day we had with @Barbarian_FC . Thank you to everyone who made it possible 🤍. Here’s to the next 150! .📸 @RileySports
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Game Over! Massive final win of the season! @swansearfc 24 @AberavonRFC 14! Thank you for your support this season!.
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🚨BREAKING NEWS ALERT 🚨 . Swansea RFC are so pleased to welcome former @ospreys, All White and head of @socoffeetrades @ScottOtten to the board as commercial manager 🎊. Read all about it here➡️
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We are delighted to be joined by the Sharks (and casually some World Cup winners) as they train at St Helen’s this week!. Our old friend John Plumtree even stopped by to say hello! 🤝🏼🤍
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A belated Happy 70th Birthday to Geoff Wheel for a few days ago! 🥳 To celebrate, we can confirm that there’ll be a completed display of some of Geoff Wheel’s shirts and caps in the St Helen’s lounge ready to view as soon as the club can re-open!.
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Swansea RFC board are pleased to have been able to offer St Helens to the @ospreys as a short term base for training, allowing the field hospital at Llandarcy to remain on stand by during the Covid pandemic 🏉🏥.
Ospreys will be making @swansearfc our temporary training base whilst @LlandarcySport remains a field hospital to support @SwanseabayNHS💪. We'd like to thank @swansearfc & @SwanseaCouncil for all their help to make this happen🏉. 🗞️#OurBloodIsBlack
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Pitch looking beautiful in the winter sunshine this afternoon!. A big thank you goes to Rob our groundsman for always making sure our pitch is top notch 🤍
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FT: @RGCNews 17 - 31 Swansea RFC. Thoroughly deserved win for the team this afternoon, great effort! 💪 #CmonTheWhites #WhitesChristmas.
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FT: The Whites come away with the win after a close game!. Swansea RFC 13 - 5 Cross Keys RFC . #CmonTheWhites.
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@thepaulwilliams @davidjusteat @bedwasrfc In support of Bedwas, we also voted for change. We commend the district board member for sharing his opinion in support of the motion and we need more people like him to move the game forward.
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We also have to acknowledge and congratulate Swansea boy @AlunWynJones as he becomes the most capped rugby union international of all time today. Everyone at Swansea RFC extends their congratulations to AWJ for the milestone 👏🏼
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We also need to mention Steff Jones who will play his last game for the Whites today after 8 years and 120 games! Thank you for your commitments to the club and we’ll all be over to your new pub for a pint as soon as it’s open! 👏👌 @Theoldhouse1147
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FT: Swansea RFC 27 - 5 Newport RFC . MOTM - J Rhys Williams with 22 of the 27 points!.
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Short but sweet, after today @lloydashley91 will retire from rugby following our game. We have been so lucky to have a player like Lloyd with us for his final season, and it’s a testament to his character that he has already captained the side. Thanks for everything Lloydy! 🤍
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Alun Wyn Jones was today presented with his Freedom of the City of Swansea award! A big congratulations from all at the club and thank you for wearing your All Whites club tie for the occasion! 👏 @AlunWynJones.
Congratualtions Alun Wyn Jones. Officially enjoying the Freedom of the City of Swansea in our 50th year.
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Luke Griffiths is out of hospital and although suffering with concussion, has not suffered any other injuries. On behalf of Luke, Thank you for the well wishes.
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Swansea RFC are honoured to have been gifted a new defibrillator for the ground thanks to the fundraising efforts of the Jonathan Thomas Memorial Fund. A big thank you to all at @JTmemorialfund - making sure Jonny's name and character lives on. ❤️🙌
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FT: Swansea RFC 13 - 10 @AberavonRFC . Thursday night victory for the Whites this evening at St Helen’s to add to last weekend’s away win! . Next up it’s @RGC1404 at home, Sat 29th Jan, 2:30pm. #CmonTheWhites.
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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴! ⚪️. We are delighted to confirm the signings of Joe Thomas and Lloyd Evans from Aberavon RFC for the 23/24 season. Read the full story here ➡️
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Can’t beat that view!.
Picture of St.Helens Rugby/Cricket ground taken upon conclusion of a search with @SWPSwansea over #Swansea this morning. @swansearfc @SwanseaCricket @GlamCricket 🚁^DJ
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The full five 😮💨. A massive shift from the boys to get the first win of the season!. A big big thank you to @NewportRFC for the updates and the great hospitality as always, see you at our place soon 🤝🏼
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Phil Bennett’s many friends at Swansea RFC are extremely saddened to hear of the passing of the Llanelli, Wales & Lions great. He will be fondly remembered at St Helen’s as a great sportsman as well as a great player and friend. Sending love to all at @LlanelliRFC 🤍
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Team Sweet William 29 - 22 Team Rockefeller . Congratulations to the winning team captains, Andrew & Ollie Hughes. Thank you to ALL those who have supported the event, whether on or off the pitch! News of the amount raised will come in a few days time . For Will & Abie ❤️❤️
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A massive congratulations to @TheRealDoofy who will make his 100th appearance tomorrow against Ebbw Vale. An incredible servant to our club and here’s to many many more 🍻. Up the Doof!
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Final score at St Helens. @swansearfc 53.@LlanelliRFC 15. Today’s player of the match is Swansea fly half Liam Popham.
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Okay, we mayyyy have missed out on a playoff place because of it but we have to talk about THAT try. (And what an amazing advert for Welsh Prem games!).
𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧. A moment of genius from @eddhowlz booked our place in the @IndigoGroupPrem Cup Quarter Final next year! 🤩. 🔵⚪
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Congratulations to Rhodri Wells who tonight plays his 200th competitive game for The Whites! 👏
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#tbt 1954 pre season tour to Romania, playing vs Locomotiva Bucharesti in the opening match of Stadium Bucharesti which had capacity of 80,000 spectators. Swansea RFC were invited by Rumanian Rugby Federation to Swansea because of their ‘fame and tradition’. 📷 from @Sportspages
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A further 7 former players were awarded their ‘100 Caps’ yesterday afternoon, who between them, have worn the Whites jersey with pride on 1,485 occasions 🙌 (l-r Dai Richards, Alan Meredith, Tony Swift, Huw "Spider" Davies, Gordon Morris, Clive Williams, Trevor Evans)
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The first of #SixSwanseaSignings…. We are delighted to confirm the signing of Rhys Jones, formerly of Sale Sharks, Dragons, Scarlets, Wales 7s and Aberavon for the 23/24 season. Hear from Hugh Gustafson and read more here ➡️
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Mike Ruddock with club president Stan Addicott receiving his cap for 100+ appearances with The Whites 👏 @LansdowneFC
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He scored against the Barbarians. Need we say more? . Day 2 of #SixSwanseaSignings and he’s no stranger to St Helen’s, having already made 44 appearances off and on! . Fresh from the Ospreys, scrum-half Matthew Aubrey joins the All Whites full time for the 23/24 season.
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Everyone at Swansea RFC was extremely saddened to hear of the passing of Goronwy Morgan - the last surviving member of the Swansea team that drew 6-6 against the All Blacks in 1953. A powerful scrum-half, our thoughts are with his friends and family at this difficult time 🤍
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Absolute pleasure to welcome Dai Richards back to the club house with his two sons on Saturday to unveil the memorabilia collection of his 5 caps, multiple jerseys incl. Fiji, SA, NZ, B&I Lions, and match day programmes of his first and last game with The Whites 👏
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What a day for the Whites! We return from the Brewery Field with 5 full points after a 17-35 win 🏆 . Thank you to @bridgendravens for being great hosts as always 🏉. Next weekend, we’re coming home again for a rematch with @llandoveryrfc …….
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Remember, remember the 5th of November . Or at St Helens, remember remember the 4th! . 28 years ago yesterday Cloughie & Co beat the Wallabies at St. Helens 21-8, but the 4th Nov is also a notable date for many other reasons - .
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We also presented Morriston with our 150th jersey to thank them for their hospitality over the summer. Richard Moriarty presented Morriston Chairman (and former All White!) Lee May with our jersey 🤍
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FT | Neath 14 - Swansea 17.A great win for the Whites! Can’t thank @neathrfc enough for being great hosts and letting us celebrate their 150th anniversary with them🎊. Next week, the season begins…. #cmonthewhites.
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🤯🤯🤯.And that’s 3/3 for the All Whites! You may have also spotted our new jerseys with info coming in on those very soon…. A big thank you to all from @PontypriddRFC for coming down and being great opponents as always 👏🏼. See you next week at The Wern! @RFCMerthyr
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And That Is How You End A Season 💥. A big thank you to everyone who showed up for us today, and all throughout this season 🤍. And thank you to @LlanelliRFC for making the trip and wishing them luck for the final game 💪🏼. We’ll be back before you know it 😉
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You thought it was over…BUT THE WHITES CAME BACK! ⚪️🤍. An amazing shift from the boys 🏉. Thank you to @bridgendravens for having us and wishing them all the luck with the rest of the season 👏🏼. Next week, we’re up against the Blue and Blacks @Cardiff_RFC 🔵⚫️
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Very pleased to announce the arrival of Nathan Bonner-Evans as forwards coach within The Whites set up - . #CmonTheWhites ⚪️⚪️
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