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SCRUM’S THE WORD – PREMIERSHIP FINAL ROUND SPECIAL

There is an end-of-term feeling with this Scrum's Word, and guess why? Because it is the end of the period, fool!

Here we tell you where they can all end up, where we thought they would be, assess the coaches' August picks to have a great year you stats-galore.

The last day of the regular Premiership season ends with several places that must be decided "

] The last day of the regular Premiership season ends with several places to be determined

NEWS VAN RONDE DE GROUNDEN

Last day changes until the last day, but where can your team end up? What is the best you can hope for? Potential finish: 1st-2nd

Only top will not complete if Saracens win and they lose. Home semi guaranteed.

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Exeter have confirmed the home semifinal and are most likely to reach the finish of the table

Current Fixture: Sale (a) Possible finish: 3rd

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The result of Better Quins and they are in the playoffs to the top.

Chris Boyd & # 39; s side of the game is a great way to get the last Premiership playground

Chris Boyd's side must improve Harlequin's result to secure the last Premiership game

6th 1945 ] Fixture: Leicester (a) Potential finish: 5th-9th

Win gives them a place in the Champions Cup, loses and probably loses it 7th Luminaire: Gloucester (h)

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Sales Sharks are still in the race for European position for next season

Sales Sharks are still fighting for securing the European position for the following season

8th Luminaire: Harlequins (h) Possible finish: 6th-9th

Potential finish: 6th-9th

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Bristol became ninth on the return to Premiership, but a European place is unlikely

Bristol became ninth on their return to the Premiership but a European place is unlikely

[1945900700] ] Fixture: bath (h) possible finish: 10-11

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Newcastle Falcons are downgraded.

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Newcastle Falcons have been relegated prior to their last day trip to Bristol

END FIRST AND LOSS?

Here's a stat for you In the 16 seasons that we played play-offs in the Premierschap, guess how many table stylists won the final playoff league?

Five.

Only Sale (2006), Leicester (2009 and 2010), Harlequins (2012) and Saracens (2016) were the first to end the regular season and lifted the trophy at Twickenham

On the other hand, what do you think about an alleged & # 39; competition & # 39 ;, grafting a season of 22 games, which then changes into a cup competition for money and a day in the sun?

Whatever you think of the playoffs, history shows that it is bad to reach the top. That is why Rob Baxter does not put too much effort into Exeter if the Chiefs slip to second place on Saturday.

& # 39; We became second and won the Premiership and finished first and did not win the Premiership. Will it change anything? Pure and simple, no. & # 39;

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Paul Gustard is not doing half decent, Harlequins have had half a decent season.

& # 39; "We are not making the top four," we are not going to do it, "I will be very disappointed because we were in a great position," he replied.

Harlequins have improved enormously compared to last season, when they ended in joint-11th Harlequins have improved enormously compared to last season, when they ended in 11th

We were eight points ahead of Gloucester and now we need a finish to finish four. I would be frustrated and disappointed.

& # 39; The way I am a human, I will take so hard and think that I have done as well as I could have done. I believe in the players that I have, and myself – I am a good coach – I make a lot of mistakes, but I am a decent coach, a good person and I have a good set of players who is good enough to

& # 39; The language – not bad – that's not what I like. I don't want to be average, I don't just want to be ok, I don't live my life like that. I want to win. We finished seven points behind Northampton last year, we are behind this year.

& # 39; Both teams have undergone a transformation. We have both made significant improvements, but I want to be ahead of them. I want to be in that semi.

Come, June, we will rebuild whatever happens this week. We have to grow like a club. Even when we reach the end, even though we are still far behind on Exeter and Saracens.

& # 39; We must close that gap. If you see Saracens winning the European Cup, winning the A competition, that's the benchmark. That is my benchmark.

& # 39; Not bad for me, I want to be the best team that we can be that every week is competitive and much better than this year. & # 39; We think we've received the message. However, if you are a fan, looking at the progression of the club and the desire to improve further, that answer is not bad.

Paul Gustard believes that not being eligible for play-offs will be disappointing for Harlequins "

qualifying for play-offs will be disappointing for Harlequins"

Paul Gustard thinks that not being eligible for play-offs will be disappointing for Harlequins

Would he continue to struggle the following year ?

Worcester and Wasps are worried about a wiggle? Well, we are.

Downstairs where Wasps and Worcester add Bristol, Nathan Hughes and Dave Attwood add, Leicester increases their pack with Jordan Taufua, Noel Reid, Calum Green, Jaco Taute and Tomas Lavanini, Sale has taken Jake Cooper-Wooley , as well as Springboks Akker van der Merwe, Lager de Jager, Coenie Oosthuizen and Robert, Dan and Jean-Luc du Preez while finally up to a full £ 7million cap for the first time since they won the competition in 2006; and then there is London Irish.

Allan Dell, Nick Phipps, Curtis Rona, Sean O & Brien, Sekope Kepu, Paddy Jackson, Waisake Naholo, Adam Coleman – the latter allegedly at a dazzling £ 800,000 a year.

Meanwhile, Worcester Ben Te & # 39; o lose Josh Adams, Bryce Heem, Jack Singleton and Wynand Olivier. while only really adding Graham Kitchener, Melani Nanai and Jono Kitto.

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England back Elliot Daly will leave Wespen to sign for European champions Saracens

And Wasps will say goodbye to Elliot Daly, Joe Simpson, Gaby Lovobalavu, Willie Le Roux, Cooper-Wooley and Hughes.

Dai Young is clearly frustrated because the purse strings are sharpened at the beginning of the story.

& # 39; There are a number of challenges that you can see, & he said.

& # 39; Watching the players who leave and those who have come in there are still one or two hotspots.

& # 39; From now on we do not think that there will be more registrations.

& # 39; The budget is what it is, I don't set budgets. Where we are right now, there is no longer a budget to bring in players. & # 39; In the aftermath of the World Cup, it becomes even more difficult to control the squadron, and Wasps currently seem very vulnerable.

Dai Young has admitted that tightening Wasps' budget is a challenge "

Dai Young admitted that tightening the Wasps budget is a challenge At the start of the season we went through the clubs and asked the coaches for a Player who would star this year … so, Meg is there?

BATH: Todd Blackadder: & Josh Bayliss and Miles Reid, two young losers who start a few – and when they do, people will go "wow."

Verdict: The five appearances and three starts for Bayliss alone, and Reid has it only 166 minutes, not yet completely & # 39; wow & # 39 ;.

BRISTOL: Pat Lam: & # 39; Jake Armstrong and Jake Woolmore. These props performed well in the championship and are hungry for success.

Verdict: No starts for tight-headed Armstrong, but a lot for Woolmore, especially in recent weeks. More is coming from the latter now that Bristol is staying on.

EXETER: Rob Baxter: & # 39; Alfie Petch. I can play loosehead or tighthead. He is a bit different in character, not like someone else who is a good thing! He is from Bude and is only 18 years old, but he works hard and has a relationship with him.

Verdict: Baxter supported him in the longer term.

Johan Ackermann: & # 39; Franco Marais. & # 39; Johan Ackermann: & # 39; Franco Marais. The South African hooker is going to bring a nice physical lead on the peloton and our team.

Pronunciation: Ackermann's good scream. Marais has been a great all-action hooker this year.

HARLEQUINS: Paul Gustard: & # 39; Marcus Smith. I have to make this child a better player this year than last year. He is still at the stage where he is claiming his requirement to get an international jersey and that is what he has improved. & # 39;

Verdict: Ok, so that would have been a better scream before the previous season. But still, a pretty good year for the half of the race. Third in the big league-points race too. No second-season syndrome there.

Harlequin trainer Gustard named Marcus Smith's young half -Half Marcus Smith as his player to watch "

Harlequin coach Gustard named the young half-flight

LEICESTER: Matt O & # 39; Connor: & # 39; Tom Hardwick This summer, played for England U20 – who made the World Championship finals – he is a center or a fly-half who is only 19 – all those guys who went to the Under-20s raised their hands and let go see that they can play at that level. & # 39;]

Ruling: First things first, O & # 39; Connor lasted a week, and Hardwick made only seven bench appearances.

NEWCASTLE: Dean Richards: & # 39; Adam Radwan. & # 39; He is young, at the age of 21 d, has gas and big feet. I still have a lot to learn and it gets better every year. & # 39;

Verdict: Three competition matches, but part of an A-League match that made the final. NORTHAMPTON: Chris Boyd: & # 39; David Ribbans. & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; David Ribbans & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; David Ribbans, & # 39; & # 39; he said. Large, strong and physical with a great work ethic. He might expel a few heads this year in collaboration with Courtney Lawes in the second row. & # 39;

Pronunciation: One of the best players on this list. All his 13 games started while the saints walked on the table.

SALE: Steve Diamond: & # 39; Tom and Ben Curry. They are the modern Neil Back – just slightly larger. What I am excited about is when they mature in 2021, because I think we have two world-class players in our hands. & # 39;

Pronunciation: Not the most earth-shattering call from & # 39; Dimes & # 39; but he was perfect – the Curry & # 39; s were absolutely excellent and Tom is now a dead-cert to go to the world. Cup.

Ben (left) and Tom Curry were absolutely excellent in the back row and Tom Curry were absolutely excellent in the back row "

Ben (left) and Tom Curry are absolutely excellent in the back row for sale

SARACENS: Mark McCall: & # 39; Max Malins. We are very excited about how he will continue, he has a passing game, a kicking game, is incredibly fast in half the flight and can make things happen. He will get better and better. & # 39;

Ruling: Malins has always been excellent when needed – seven of his nine games have been around since New Year, scoring a try against Exeter when McCall also turned to his side earlier this month.

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Young fly-half Max Malins has been quietly excellent when he was called up for Saracens

WASPS: Dai Young: & Billy Searle. Our fly-half from Bristol – Lima can't play every game, so we think he'll find out pretty strong. & # 39;

Verdict: The last game was in February when he sustained a horrific injury. Alan Solomons: & # 39; Jack Singleton. & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; & # 39; He was great for us last season. I have no doubt that the whore will continue to build and will represent England in the near future. & # 39;

Verdict: No more English caps, but not a bad season for the whore.

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and will move to Saracens this summer

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OK, tin-hat time This was how we thought the table would end … get your rotten fruit ready.

Exactly, some flagr ante errors.

But if you trade Wasps and Northampton and Quins for Leicester, that is not far away – yes?

Wasps against Harlequins for Eddie Jones on Saturday, meaning Quins, along with Bath and Gloucester, will be the most viewed clubs by England this year.

You suspect that Mike Brown, Danny Care and Chris Robshaw still need their strength to resume Jones's thoughts.

Eddie Jones watches Wespen host Harlequins as the World Championship draws closer Harlequins as the World Cup approaches "

If you were to choose a Premiership XV from all those at the top of the Opta charts, positive and negative, who would make it? Well, now look! (Most defenders struck – 98)

Simon Hammersley, Newcastle (Most meters – 1490)

Billy Twelvetrees, Gloucester (most missed tackles – 45)

] 13 Joe Marchant, Harlequins (fastest attempt – 37 seconds) (The most pure interruptions – 42)

Taqele Naiyaravoro, Northampton

3 Harry Thacker Bristol (Hattrick by an attacker only)

3 Kyle Sinckler, Harlequins [1(Meesteline-outs-won-80)

CourtneyLawesNorthampton (Most line-out steals – 11)

Tom Jones, 8 Sione Kalamafoni, Leicester 4 – years ago that Northampton finished in the top four and made the playoffs.

They won the title of 2014, when they lost the first year in the semi-final of Saracens. In the seasons since they finished 5, 7 and 9. defeated at home for Leicester Tigers – if they lose a quarter to Bath on Saturday, they'll be the first time to have this infertile run had on Welford Road.

2 – away wins for Bath in all competitions this season; both in the competition against Wasps and Harlequins

– Kingston Park only wins for Newcastle in 2019. That came to Worcester in round 15.

11 – years ago Bristol won twice in the same league season against Newcastle.

They lost the falcons This season – for Wasps and Exeter – but Gloucester, who they play on Saturday, won during two of their last three visits.

2015 – the last time Wasps played the playoffs.

That was a 24-18 victory in February 2017.

Leicesterare focused on ending three consecutive home defeats against Bath

CONTEST GUIDES ] Dylan Hartley is still not back to turn for the saints, he is fit, but lacks in competition exercises.

Northampton has Piers Francis, Paul Hill and Lewis Ludlam who start as they push for the playoffs though

Exeter is fully loaded, with Don Armand playing his 100th Premiership match, Sam Simmonds makes his return for

Prediction: Home victory.

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Hooker Dylan Hartley recovered from an injury but still has no equal

LEICESTER v BATH – Welford Road Saturday 16:00

Matt Smith makes his 228th appearance for Leicester before retiring, Tom Youngs returns to the captain after the suspension. Jonny May is unsuitable and Matt Toomua has returned to Australia.

Anthony Watson from Bath plays his 100th party for the full-back club as potential English Bolter Ruaridh McConnochie and Joe Cokanasiga form the back-three.

– 19459007 – Kingston Park Saturday Sixteen Joel Hodgson returned to their side six months after he broke his leg, but there is no place for Mark Wilson in the team.

Bristol has player-of-the-year nominated Steven Luatua in their start XV as well as John Afoa, who plays his 100th Premiership game

Prediction: Winning out .

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Bristol named the player-of-the-year-nominated Steven Luatua as their starting XV

AJ Bell Saturday sixteen injury, Matt Banahan makes his 200th appearance in the center with Danny Cipriani resting. Ashton moves to full-back for Sale, who could make the Champions Cup next year, and they also have Bryon McGuigan, Bryn Evans and James O & # 39; Connor back from an injury

Home WASPS v HARLEQUINS [ElliotDalyandNathanHughesplaytheirlastcompetitionsforWasaboowhileJoeLaunchburyare100stcompetitionsplayingfor – Ricoh Arena Saturday 4:00 pm3 [1945:00] [3:00:003 [3:00:00] ]

Joe Simpson, Gaby Lovobalavu and Willie le Roux also make their final appearances.

Quins bring in Olympic gold medalist Fijian 7s player Semi Kunatani for Alex Dombrandt.

Prediction : Away win.

Wasps will say goodbye to several players including Nathan Hughes at th th end of the game

WORCESTER v SARACENS – Sixways Saturday 4pm

Departing Warriors trio Josh Adams , Ben Te'o and Wynand Olivier all play for the last time for Worcester.

Sarries rotate heavily from the team that won the European Cup. Manu Vunipola – cousin of Mako and Billy – starts at fly-half.

Prediction: Away win.

England center Ben Te & # 39; o will play his final game for Worcester at home to Saracens

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Dad's Army at 50: Beloved Home Guard sitcom about waiting for a fight that never came celebrates half-century

Dad’s Army, the BBC’s classic sitcom about hapless recruits to the Home Guard, braced to defend our fair isles from Nazi invasion, celebrates its half-century on 31 July.

The women and children of Walmington-on-Sea could rest easy in their beds knowing the south coast town was under the protection of Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe) and his band of rigorously drilled veterans, armed to the (false) teeth and ready to see off the Teutonic hordes at a moment’s notice. Couldn’t they?

The adventures of Sergeant Wilson (John Le Mesurier), Lance Corporal Jones (Clive Dunn) and privates Frazer (John Laurie), Walker (James Beck), Godfrey (Arnold Ridley) and Pike (Ian Lavender) brought joy to millions over the course of the show’s nine-year run, during which 80 episodes were produced, followed by a feature film in 1971 and a touring show in 1976.

The legendary British comedian who paved the way for Alan Partridge

Dad’s Army was created by writing duo Jimmy Perry and David Croft under the shrewd guidance of producer Michael Mills and remains instantly recognisable from its theme, “Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler?”, sung by period music-hall favourite Bud Flanagan.

The show dwelt on Mainwaring, a fastidious bank manager, whose attempts to instil strict discipline into his platoon of “Fighting Tigers” (the programme’s provisional title), despite their advanced years, dithering and confusion, frequently ended in disaster.

Mainwaring’s bristling frustration with this well-intentioned mob was brilliantly set against his rivalry with Wilson, a deliciously wry, bored presence throughout. Class tensions abound, Mainwaring dismissing Wilson’s education at a “tuppenny ha’penny public school” and quietly seething at the latter’s having served with genuine heroism at Mons, Passchendale and Gallipoli.

Lowe gave us one of British comedy’s great characters – haughty and self-important to the last, a study in footling English officialdom – but he was greatly aided by the coolly experience character playing of Le Mesurier, also put to good use in his role as reluctant stepfather to Pike, whose mother Wilson is dating.

Many of the cast had real war experience of their own – their familiarity with military life as younger men no doubt helping to inform their performances. Lowe had served with the British Army in the Middle East during the Second World War, after being rejected from the Merchant Navy as a result of his poor eyesight, while Le Mesurier had fought in India with the Royal Tank Regiment.

Dunn had been captured while fighting with the 4th Queen’s Own Hussars to prevent the German invasion of Greece and was subsequently held as a prisoner of war in Austria.

Perhaps most extraordinary of all was Ridley (Godfrey), a veteran of the Somme badly injured in combat who nevertheless shelved his career as a popular playwright to enlist again for the Second World War, serving with the British Expeditionary Forces in France and guiding journalists to the front line. Discharged on health grounds, Ridley, of course, returned to patrol with the Home Guard in Caterham, Surrey.

The idea of men aged between 17 and 65 otherwise unfit to join the army being put to use defending the home front was conceived of by secretary of state for war Anthony Eden, who invited applicants to apply to their local police station in a radio address of 14 May 1940. Originally known as Local Defence Volunteers, the name was subsequently changed to the Home Guard by Sir Winston Churchill to convey a grander sense of importance.

The cast of Dad’s Army on set in October 1974 (Getty)

More than 250,000 men attempted to sign up in the plan’s first week of operations. There were 1.5m Home Guardsmen in place by July.

Perhaps the first to realise the rich comic potential of the situation was Liverpudlian comedian Robb Wilton, famous for his inspired radio monologues: “The day war broke out, my missus said to me, ‘It’s up to you… You’ve got to stop it’. I said, ‘Stop what?’ She said, ‘The war.’”

Other key comic influences on Croft and Perry include British film comedian Will Hay, a specialist in schoolmasters and other exasperated authority figures, particularly his feature Oh, Mr Porter! (1937), itself partly inspired by Ridley’s drama The Ghost Train (1927). A young Clive Dunn had appeared in Hay’s earlier Boys Will Be Boys (1935).

Another was the plucky spirit essayed in Ealing’s wartime caper Went the Day Well? (1942) in which sleepy villagers are forced to rise up and defend the duck pond from Fifth Columnists after the Home Guard has been gunned down on a country lane. Adapted from a story by Graham Greene, Alberto Cavalcanti’s film boasts the extraordinary sight of future theatrical dame Thora Hird manning a machine gun.

Arguably what made Dad’s Army so special was not the comic mechanisms at work, although these are deftly tuned and the authors and actors deserve every credit, but its conjuring of a very particular mood.

Clive Dunn, Arnold Ridley, Bill Pertwee, Arthur Lowe, John Laurie and John Le Mesurier (Chris Ware/Keystone/Getty)

The war had finished 23 years before the show first aired in black-and-white at 8.20pm on 31 July 1968 and yet the atmosphere of unease that lingers in the background at all times, for which Captain Mainwaring is something of a lightning rod, is ever-present and absolutely right for its historical moment.

The residents of Walmington-on-Sea attempt to go about their life as normal, the absence of the town’s menfolk uncommented upon, nor the church bells fallen silent.

The Home Guard likewise must be vigilant and ready for the fight, perennially poised for a fight that might never come. As The Telegraph’s Charles Moore put it so brilliantly recently, Mainwaring’s recruits are “a bit like Shakespeare’s soldiers before Agincourt”.

Like Beckett’s Waiting for Godot (1953), Dad’s Army’s is a comedy of stasis. These old boys are braced for the chance to prove themselves heroes and make the ultimate sacrifice if necessary, but know all the while the opportunity may never come. With hindsight, we know that Adolf Hitler’s Operation Sea Lion never came to pass and their visions of a final stand staged in the streets of our quaintest market towns would never be realised.

When they do finally encounter a U-Boat crew in “The Deadly Attachment”, the situation is every bit as petty and childish as you might expect: Pike branding Hitler “a twerp” and their captain duly entering his name in a notebook for future reference.

Clive Dunn as Lance Corporal Jones (Rex)

Though history denied Mainwaring’s Fighting Tigers a real shot at daring-do or the sort of grand finale Blackadder Goes Forth (1989) executed so devastatingly, their dedication is very moving on the few occasions it is allowed to surface above the farce. Take this simple exchange from “The Battle of Godfrey’s Cottage”, in which they genuinely believe they are under attack:

Mainwaring: “It’ll probably be the end of us, but we’re ready for that, aren’t we men?”

Frazer: “Of course.”

Dad’s Army was rebooted with great sensitivity in 2016 – and an all-star cast including Bill Nighy, Michael Gambon, Tom Courtenay and Catherine Zeta-Jones as a ravishing femme fatale. Toby Jones wisely elected not to imitate Lowe as Mainwaring in a part that was always a thankless task. The project largely suffered by being unable to satisfactorily answer the question: who is this for? An unfamiliar irrelevance to younger viewers that left older fans pining for the uniquely beetle-browed presence of John Laurie.

The mark the show has left on British culture is vast, Jonesy’s catchphrases alone becoming part of the language. “Don’t panic!” shouted in a state of enormous panic, sums up the national character more astutely in two words than others have achieved with a thousand.

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I've got a plan so cunning, you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel.

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Ruaridh McConnochie set to cap great first season with England call up

Bad Rookie Ruaridh McConnochie will close the sensational first season with the English World Cup team

McConnochie has emerged as a late candidate for the English World Cup squadron

His eye-catching performances for Bath have caught the attention of England

The 27-year-old joined Bath last summer after a successful period in Sevens Chris Foy for the Daily Mail 22:30 BST, May 16, 2019 | ] joined the club last summer after a successful period in Sevens, where he won a silver medal for Team GB at the Rio Olympics in 2016.

McConnochie has had a phenomenal impact and last week I claimed three individual prizes at Bath & # 39; s end of the season awards dinner.

Ruaridh McConnochie emerged as a shocking late contender for the English World Cup squadron McConnochie emerged as a scary late-comer for the English World Cup team "

Ruaridh McConnochie emerged as a shocking late participant for the team of the English World Cup

After quickly settling in his club, his country is now also interested. Sportsmail understands that McConnochie's full and eye-catching performances for Bath have made a profound impression on coaches in England and he is now considered a possible & # 39; bolter & # 39; for the squadre World Cup.

As a player who can It is known that Eddie Jones craves for his squadron and is known as one of the most influential players in the world.

It is thought that 36 players will dee this summer participate in the pre-tournament training camps in England and that most selection decisions have been made, but there is still room for one or two players in the margin to make a late bid for the seat on the flight to Tokyo.

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Bath last summer after a successful period in Sevens

McConnochie can This weekend he plays for Bath against Leicester on Welford Road for Bath.

Then he was able to perform in England XV, which will take over the Barbarians at Twickenham on June 2 – or will be stopped to take

The fact that he zel FS is considered a candidate to be a tribute to its amazing progress in recent months. He first played in Bath & # 39; s first XV in October last year, but by that time he had already given permission to the club's outgoing rugby director, Todd Blackadder, for his ultimate commitment and potential.

& # 39; He is fairly calm and

& # 39; He is absolutely hungry for success and the way I train, he will get there. I cannot be denied. He is coming as a freight train. & # 39;

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Rugby Todd Blackadder's Bath Director has McConnochie as & # 39; superstar & # 39; stamped

Since then, Blackadder has seen McConnochie conquer Premiership and last month he said: & In our eyes, he is a superstar. He has a big gear, but his fight in contact is probably his difference. He is electric when he gets the ball. That boy is just class. & # 39;

His career launch came relatively late in the 15-to-1 game. McConnochie, who was born in Kent, previously played for Nuneaton and Hartpury College. Sevens was the place where he made his name.

Now he has a chance to pursue England in both formats;

Each participating nation must select and submit a 31-year-old girl born in the United States with Elliot Daly, Jonny May, Anthony Watson, Jack Nowell, Joe Cokanasiga, Chris Ashton, and Ollie Thorley who also compete for inclusion.

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THE GAIN LINE: From blindside to ringside for James Haskell… and Mark Wilson says yes to Sale loan

THE GAIN LINE: From blindside to ringside for James Haskell … and Mark Wilson says yes to sales loan

Worcester has applied to the City Council to expand Sixways

England flanker Mark Wilson has verbally agreed to loan move to sale

By: Nik Simon for the post on Sunday

| James Haskell is considering stepping into the boxing ring to prevent him & # 39; crazy & # 39; will be his retirement in .

The 6ft 5in, 18st flanker, covered 77 times by England, and also a part-time DJ, said: I think I should play rugby for another contact sport … possibly boxing, jujutsu or something different. I wouldn't mind doing a little boxing with celebrities. I think it would be a spectacle!

& # 39; With my mate it would not be a tickle competition … and the line of people who want to hit me would be longer than it would be to help me! I just have to have some kind of physical contact or work on the training. I have to stay in shape and do something physical because I know I will go crazy if I don't!

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James Haskell will consider becoming a boxer after his retirement from rugby "

James Haskell is considering becoming a boxer after his retirement from rugby

Worcester Warriors has submitted a pre-planning application to the city council to expand Sixways and build a hotel conference center The club secured Premiership security last week and has already begun renovating the East Stand, hoping to increase capacity from 11,499 to 16,500 through additional sitting, standing

WILSON SAYS YES FOR SALE LOAN, BUT GUEST OF STAR STAY

England flanker Mark Wilson has verbally agreed to move to Sale – although most of Newcastle's degraded stars have agreed to stay in Kingston Park.

Full-back Simon Hammersley, center Chris Harris and wing Vereniki Goneva are the only other likely big names to leave. The conditions for the move of Wilson have not yet been confirmed. He could get a short rest period after the World Cup before he came to Sale to prepare for the Six Nations. Gentlemen such as Gary Graham, Toby Flood, Sinoti Sinoti and John Hardie are expected to stay in the club and lead the promotion fight.

England flanker Mark Wilson verbally gave permission to borrow

Two Super League clubs were approached

England-flanker Mark Wilson have verbally agreed to a loan move to Sale out-of-contract Bath Wing Cooper Vuna about a switch to rugby competition. Vuna, 31, will leave Bath after the season, but still agrees with a new club. He is also investigating the possibility of moving to France.

LAST CALL FOR MULVIHILL …

Cardiff Blues coach John Mulvihill paid the price for a boozy night at PRO14 & # 39; s end-of-season awards last week –

A glitzy evening at the Guinness Storehouse in the Irish capital ended with the offer of a late night drinking session. It left the Blues with just a few hours of rest before their early flight to Cardiff.

Ronan O & # 39; Gara, John Mitchell and Shaun Edwards (photo) were all discussed by the Bath hierarchy as fellow players for next season coaching. With the departure of Todd Blackadder at the end of the season, the club eventually settled on Stuart Hooper as director of rugby, with Neal Hatley, Luke Charteris and Girvan Dempsey as support.

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Bath 29-17 Wasps: Three tries in final six minutes seal bonus-point win for hosts

Bad 29-17 Wasps: Three attempts in the last six minutes seal bonus point gain for hosts to give Todd Blackadder a positive sender and give top six hope

Zach Mercer scored twice and Joe Cokanasiga also passed in Bath late

Wasps were on course for rest but took advantage misstep

] It was the last home game van Todd Blackadder who was in charge and a suitable mate

Anthony Watson looked back on some of his best form after his injury. By: Press Association Reporter

| Bath scored three attempts to claim a bonus point in the last six minutes 29 -17 victory over Wasps.

Zach Mercer crossed twice while Joe Cokanasiga also kicked off Bath and raised their highest six expectations in the Gallagher premiership. leading 17-10 during the break but could not add to their score in the second half.

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Zach Mercer (right) put down a brilliant performance and covered it with two attempts

[Krachtige vleugelspeler Joe Cokanasiga kruiste ook laat op Bath ] Powerful winger Joe Cokanasiga also crossed late at Bath came back to play the game "

Win the game

Bath drew six minutes to play before scoring two more attempts and gave the retiring director of rugby Todd Blackadder the Recreation Ground

Bath took the lead within four minutes while Jonathan Joseph Wasps sent Nizaam Carr into midfield after center partner Jamie Roberts had set up a second-phase ball from a line – just outside the Wasps 22. Freddie Burns converted from outside

Carr made up for it 10 minutes later when Joe Simpson made the best of the non-liberating release and found Gaby Lovobalavu with a neat charge for the center on the score pass. Rob Miller converted to level 7-7.

Bath escaped further punishment when Nathan Hughes broke through a line-out only for the home team to own possession at the ruck a few meters from the try-line

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Brad Shields seemed completely deflated given his Wasps side let the lead slip

There was an even closer shave after 27 minutes when Wasps, very much on the front foot at this stage, the ball thrown over the try-line from a shoot rpe attack right.

However, they were not mistaken two minutes later, when a set piece went off a line-out, Hughes saw a short pass from Lovobalavu strolling towards the posts.

Burns added a penalty

Burns added a penalty before Wasps appeared to have reacted when Josh Bassett hit in the left corner just because the score was excluded for a forward pass

Bath, after Dave Attwood was lost to the injury, he got a penalty for himself in the scrum and Miller & # 39; s kick made Wasps lead 10-17 during the break.

A high tackle on Watson gave Burns a 30 meter chance, but the fly-half attempt was wide. ]

Anthony Watson sometimes blinded in attacks, which was a positive sign for English fans

Anthony Watson sometimes blinded in attacks which was a positive sign for England

Anthony Watson was a good sign for English fans

Anthony Watson was a good sign for fans of England.

The scrum was now a clear area of weakness in the Bath game, making them dependent on a moment of magic from their backs.

Hughes continued to pose a muscular threat to Wasps, but gave a penalty to the breakdown that Bath presented with a lineout in the 22. The bathtub penetrated again, but substitute Jacques Van Rooyen was unable to knock down the ball.

to take another scrum that Mercer got rid of

Cokanasiga then went down for an unconverted attempt in the left corner before Mercer picked up the fourth try after catching and driving from a lineout and Kahn Fotuali & # 39; i have added the extra & # 39; s.

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Incoming Bath boss Stuart Hooper insists he is prepared to back himself against Bath’s owners

As a schoolboy, Stuart Hooper spent most of his time doing three things: studying, playing rugby and picking turnips.

Growing up in the Devon countryside, he failed to make ends meet when he was given his first job by the local farmer.

"I remember expecting £ 20 or so at the end of my first day but the farmer paid me with four turnips!" he recalls.

Stuart Hooper believes his experiences outside of rugby will help him succeed at Bath

Hooper picked turnips for four years, until he was offered his first rugby contract as an 18-year-old.

His calling was elsewhere and he never looked back. He became a respected clubman with Leeds, Saracens and Bath, although his medal collection was thin and never played for England.

That's partly why his appointment as Bath's director of rugby – due to be announced this week – has come as a surprise to many. When asked how it all happened, Hooper turns back the clock to those turnip-picking days and a PE project which earned him an A grade in his GCSEs.

'It was 1996 and I did this school project about the impact of rugby clubs turning professional, 'he explains. 'I wrote a letter to every club in the Premiership and Bath were the only club that wrote back. I wish I could find the letter now because, from that day, I became a Bath supporter.

'During my career, I was lucky enough to captain Bath for five years. That was pretty special but I was never going to be the best player. I don't have any regrets about my career, but I never won the Premiership, I was never capped by England and I always felt like I could give a bit more.

'What I was good at was getting the best out of those around me. My motivation these days is to achieve what I didn't achieve as a player. When I got to the twilight years, I started to think about what I can do to help this club be great again. Now, it's just getting to the starting line. "

Bath's incoming director of rugby spoke exclusively to Sportsmail's Nik Simon

Type Hooper's name into YouTube and there are no big highlights reels. One of his standout performances was as a youngster at Leeds, when he set out to get under Martin Johnson's skin for 80 minutes – making a statement by refusing to be intimidated by the World Cup winner.

His recently-renovated home on the outskirts of Bath, where he lives with his wife, Kate, and their four boys, Max, Alfie, Jonty and Oliver, has no photographs and shrining his playing days.

"I've been a rugby player but that's not my identity," he adds.

Now Hooper is ready to redefine himself as a coach. His appointment has come a year early following the surprise departure of Todd Blackadder.

Hooper captained Bath for five years from the second row and has a long association

Aged 37, he will be the youngest director of rugby in the Premiership and he will need to draw on every drop of youthful exuberance and anti-Johnno resistance. He has completed a degree in business management and leading by example, he is already known for arriving at his office at Farleigh House by 6.30am.

But many people have already written him off. Comparisons have been made with Nick Kennedy, whose youthful London Irish tenure was short lived.

Doomed for failure? Questions asked about Hope's authority to lead one of England's biggest clubs but Leo Cullen, with Leinster, has shown that it can be done. And Hooper has faith that his formula can end Bath's trophy drought.

"People are entitled to say that I am too young but I have absolute belief in what we are doing," says Hooper, who will oversee a coaching team including Neal Hatley, Andy Rock, Luke Charteris and Girvan Dempsey. "I'll be DoR and there'll be a group of flat-level coaches that will evolve over time.

" In previous years, we've followed a model where someone comes in, you throw them the keys and say "crack on". By 2023, we're determined that 50% of our first team will be home grown. My motivation is about having people who genuinely care and home-grown players give you a really good foundation who grow together, evolve together, are vulnerable together and strong together.

'We're starting to get a real solid core of people here: Nathan Catt, Tom Dunn, Charlie Ewels, Tom Ellis and Zach Mercer all came through the academy. Then you've got people like Anthony Watson, Jonathan Joseph and Beno Obano who are all really entrenched in the Bath way. '

Hooper is confident in Bath's vision to promote more homegrown players into the team

But what is the Bath way? In recent years, the club has become accustomed to frustration, inconsistency, a lack of silverware and rumors or interference and discontent behind the scenes. Blackadder has been unable to end the trophy drought but Hooper paid thanks to his rebuilding work as the Kiwi prepares to bid farewell to the Rec after today's game against Wasps.

'Todd's a quality guy who came in and did a fate of repairing jobs, "says Hooper. 'We'd finished a few days before he came in through a season where we'd had a few ups and downs with a difficult group. The Sam Burgess stuff gets overplayed but that was just one of the things that happened that year and, ultimately, we didn't perform. One of the big things that underpins a sports team is that feeling of togetherness. Todd came in and started to repair some faith.

'Now I talk to the guys about 10,080 minutes. There is 10,080 minutes in the week and 80 or those is the game. That 80 minutes is just our show time. The supporters see 80 minutes, which is cool, but we need to maximize the other 10,000 minutes. We don't want to be scrapping for fourth place at the end of the season. We want to be first with a home semi-final. May is when we want to go to work… not go on holiday. ”

Hooper praised his predecessor Todd Blackadder for his work as head coach at Bath

The true extent of Blackadder's repair job is yet to be seen. He was a popular figure among the players but some say that he was treated poorly by the club's hierarchy. Others feel that it was too nice to call out any meddling behind his back.

Such feelings were reflected when the players bought a mug engraved with 'My Boss is a ****' – aimed at owner Bruce Craig and CEO Tarquin McDonald. Hooper, however, insists that he is ready to stand his ground in his new terrain.

"For me, it is a very, very positive dynamic," he says.

"You never get respect as a leader by just doing what people think you should do. It's about believing in something, having an opinion and standing up for it. The playing group, me Tarquin, Bruce are all heading in the same direction but that doesn't mean we agree on every point every day.

We have to challenge, to fall out and find the best decision for the club. It's not about what's best for me, what's best for Tarquin, what's best for Bruce, what's best for the players. It's about what's best for Bath rugby. The relationship with those guys is part of the club. Standing up to them is part of the job. The players standing up to me is part of the job.

'I didn't know about the mosquito but we can always work on the environment. Have we got the absolute environment do we need to win the Premiership? No. We need to work on it daily. It's a big group of guys so it's complex and evolving.

'Have we got work to do on our environment? For sure. Exeter have been on a real journey and they've been successful. We're not Exeter or Saracens … We're Bath. We're very confident in the way we want to do it but we do have work to do. We've got a lot of work to do, for sure. ' img-share "/>

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