
2010–11 LV Cup
    
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        The 2010–11 LV Cup was the 40th season of England's national rugby union
cup competition, and the sixth to follow the Anglo-Welsh format.
The competition consisted of the four Welsh Magners League teams and the twelve Aviva Premiership clubs arranged into pools consisting of three English and one Welsh team. Teams were guaranteed two home and two away pool matches, with teams in Pools 1 and 4 playing each other and teams in Pools 2 and 3 playing each other. The competition took place on international fixture dates during the Autumn Internationals and Six Nations, thus allowing teams to develop their squad players.
The competition made history this season when London Wasps
announced that their Round 3 match against Harlequins
would be played in Abu Dhabi
on January 30, 2011 - making it first competitive game between two English clubs to take place abroad.
Gloucester claimed the cup with a comprehensive 34–7 victory over Newcastle Falcons
in the final at Franklin's Gardens in Northampton
. It was the fifth victory for Gloucester in the competition (including one shared title), and the first since the current Anglo-Welsh format was adopted in 2005.
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FB  
15 
  Alex Tait 
 
RW  
14 
  Danny Williams  
  
  
 
OC  
13 
  Luke Eves
 
 
IC  
12 
  James Fitzpatrick 
 
LW  
11 
  Gcobani Bobo
 
 
FH  
10 
  Jimmy Gopperth
 
 
SH  
9  
  Micky Young
  
  
  
 
N8  
8  
  Ally Hogg 
 
OF  
7  
  Brent Wilson
  
  
  
 
BF  
6  
  Tim Swinson
 
 
RL  
5  
  Andrew van der Heijden  
  
   
 
LL  
4  
  James Hudson (c
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TP  
3  
  Euan Murray
  
  
  
 
HK  
2  
  Matt Thompson  
  
  
 
LP  
1  
  Jon Golding
  
  
  
 
Replacements: 
 
HK  
16 
  Rob Vickers
  
  
  
 
PR  
17 
  Grant Shiells  
  
  
 
PR  
18 
  Kieran Brookes
  
  
  
 
LK  
19 
  Filipo Levi
  
  
  
 
FL  
20 
  Mark Wilson
  
  
  
 
SH  
21 
  Hall Charlton
  
  
  
 
CE  
22 
  Tane Tu'ipulotu
  
  
  
 
FB  
23 
  Tom Catterick 
 
Coach: 
 
  Alan Tait
 
 
Touch judges:
Rob Debney (England
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Roy Maybank (England
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  Martyn Thomas
  
  
  
 
RW  
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  Will Harries
 
 
OC  
13 
  Tom Riley  
  
  
 
IC  
12 
  Pat Leach
 
 
LW  
11 
  Aled Brew
 
 
FH  
10 
  Jason Tovey
 
 
SH  
9  
  Wayne Evans  
  
  
 
N8  
8  
  Toby Faletau
 
 
OF  
7  
  Lewis Evans
  
  
  
 
BF  
6  
  Andrew Coombs
 
 
RL  
5  
  Adam Jones
  
  
  
 
LL  
4  
  Luke Charteris
(c
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TP  
3  
  Dan Way
  
  
  
 
HK  
2  
  Lloyd Burns
  
  
    
 
LP  
1  
  Phil Price
  
  
  
 
Replacements: 
 
HK  
16 
  Steve Jones
  
  
    
 
PR  
17 
  Hugh Gustafson
  
  
  
 
PR  
18 
  Pat Palmer
  
  
  
 
LK  
19 
  Adam Brown
  
  
  
 
FL  
20 
  Jevon Groves
  
  
  
 
CE  
21 
  Adam Hughes
  
  
  
 
SH  
22 
  Jonathan Evans 
  
  
  
 
FH  
23 
  Matthew Jones
  
  
  
 
Coach: 
 
  Darren Edwards
 
 
Touch judges:
Martin Fox (England
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Paul Dix (England
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FB  
15 
  Alex Tait 
 
RW  
14 
  Luke Fielden  
  
  
 
OC  
13 
  Tane Tu'ipulotu
 
 
IC  
12 
  James Fitzpatrick  
  
  
 
LW  
11 
  Luke Eves
 
 
FH  
10 
  Jimmy Gopperth
 
 
SH  
9  
  Micky Young
  
  
  
 
N8  
8  
  Ally Hogg 
 
OF  
7  
  Brent Wilson
 
 
BF  
6  
  Tim Swinson
  
  
  
 
RL  
5  
  Andrew van der Heijden  
  
  
 
LL  
4  
  James Hudson (c
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TP  
3  
  Kieran Brookes
  
  
  
 
HK  
2  
  Matt Thompson  
  
  
 
LP  
1  
  Jon Golding
  
  
  
 
Replacements: 
 
HK  
16 
  Rob Vickers
  
  
  
 
PR  
17 
  Grant Shiells  
  
  
 
PR  
18 
  James Hall  
  
  
 
LK  
19 
  Filipo Levi
  
  
  
 
FL  
20 
  Mark Wilson
  
  
  
 
SH  
21 
  Hall Charlton
  
  
  
 
CE  
22 
  Gcobani Bobo
  
  
  
 
FB  
23 
  Tom Catterick  
  
  
 
Coach: 
 
  Alan Tait
 
 
Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes
(England
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Paul Dix (England
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Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
cup competition, and the sixth to follow the Anglo-Welsh format.
The competition consisted of the four Welsh Magners League teams and the twelve Aviva Premiership clubs arranged into pools consisting of three English and one Welsh team. Teams were guaranteed two home and two away pool matches, with teams in Pools 1 and 4 playing each other and teams in Pools 2 and 3 playing each other. The competition took place on international fixture dates during the Autumn Internationals and Six Nations, thus allowing teams to develop their squad players.
The competition made history this season when London Wasps
London Wasps
London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999...
announced that their Round 3 match against Harlequins
Harlequin F.C.
The Harlequin Football Club  is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. Their ground in London is Twickenham Stoop...
would be played in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
on January 30, 2011 - making it first competitive game between two English clubs to take place abroad.
Gloucester claimed the cup with a comprehensive 34–7 victory over Newcastle Falcons
Newcastle Falcons
The Newcastle Falcons  is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in...
in the final at Franklin's Gardens in Northampton
Northampton
Northampton  is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about  north-west of London and around  south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...
. It was the fifth victory for Gloucester in the competition (including one shared title), and the first since the current Anglo-Welsh format was adopted in 2005.
Pool 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | BP | Pts | 
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Newcastle Falcons The Newcastle Falcons  is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in...  | 
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 
London Wasps London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999... *  | 
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 101 | |||
| 1 | 4 | ||||||||
Cardiff Blues Cardiff Blues  are one of the four professional Welsh regional rugby union teams. Based in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, the team have played at Cardiff City Stadium since the start of the 2009/2010 season and are owned by Cardiff Rugby Football Club....  | 
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 104 | |||
| 0 | 2 | ||||||||
Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers  is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010...  | 
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 141 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 
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* Wasps deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player. 
Pool 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | BP | Pts | 
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Newport Gwent Dragons Newport Gwent Dragons are one of the four professional Rugby Union regional teams in Wales. They are jointly owned by Newport RFC and the Welsh Rugby Union and play all their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, the Anglo-Welsh Cup and the Heineken Cup...  | 
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 
Saracens F.C. Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England...  | 
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 116 | 72 | 44 | 2 | 11 | 
London Irish London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top...  | 
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 125 | |||
| 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 143 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 
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* Saracens deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player. 
Pool 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | BP | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 52 | 67 | 4 | 16 | |
Northampton Saints Northampton Saints are a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. The Northampton Saints were formed in 1880. They play in green, black and gold colours. They play their home games at Franklin's Gardens, which has a capacity of 13,591....  | 
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 108 | 86 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 89 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
Sale Sharks Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the...  | 
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 109 | |||
| 1 | 9 | 
Pool 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | BP | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harlequin F.C. The Harlequin Football Club  is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. Their ground in London is Twickenham Stoop...  | 
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 65 | 58 | 1 | 17 | 
Bath Rugby Bath Rugby  is an English professional rugby union club that is based in the city of Bath. They play in the Aviva Premiership league...  | 
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 55 | 27 | 2 | 14 | 
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 51 | 59 | 2 | 14 | |
Exeter Chiefs Exeter Rugby Club are a rugby union club based in Exeter, Devon.The Exeter club was formed around 1871 and played its first match in 1873. The first team has been rebranded as the Exeter Chiefs and play in a strip of Black , White ....  | 
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 56 | 34 | 1 | 11 | 
-  If two or more clubs in the same pool end the pool stage equal on match points, then the order in which they have finished will be determined by:
- i. the greater number of matches won by the club and
 - ii. if the number of matches won is equal, the club with the greater total number of tries scored and
 - iii. if the total number of tries scored is equal, the club with the greater points difference (points scored for, less points scored against) and
 - iv. if the points difference is equal, the club with the fewer number of red cards and
 - v. if the number of red cards is the same, by the toss a coin.
 
 
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Semi finals
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| RW | 14 | Tom Williams (rugby player) Tom Williams  is an English rugby union player who plays for Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership.He normally plays at either full-backor on the wing....  | 
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| OC | 13 | George Lowe (rugby union) George Lowe , is an English rugby union player for Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership. He plays as a centre.Lowe made his first grade debut in the Premiership for Harlequins against Wasps on 5 September 2009....  | 
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| IC | 12 | Jordan Turner-Hall Jordan Turner-Hall born 5 January 1988 in London, England is a rugby union player for Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership, playing primarily as a Centre but can also play on the Wing....  | 
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| LW | 11 | Ugo Monye Ugochukwu "Ugo" Chiedozie Monye  is an English international rugby union player who plays club rugby for Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership....  | 
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| FH | 10 | Rory Clegg Rory Clegg  in the British Military Hospital, Hannover Germany is a rugby union player for Harlequins F.C. in the Aviva Premiership...  | 
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| N8 | 8 | Chris Robshaw Chris Robshaw  is a rugby union player and captain of Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership. Robshaw's position of choice is in the back-row, specifically blind-side flanker.... (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team.  The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )  | 
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| BF | 6 | Maurie Fa'asavalu Maurie Fa'asavalu is a Samoan rugby union player who formerly played rugby league for St Helens. He was recently picked in the Great Britain rugby league squad after living in England for 4 years...  | 
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| RL | 5 | Peter Browne (rugby union) Peter Browne  is a professional rugby union player for Harlequins, having left Newcastle at the end of the 2009/2010 season.Educated at Dean Close School, Cheltenham, Peter went on to become a theology student at Durham University...  | 
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| LL | 4 | Ollie Kohn Ollie Kohn  is a rugby union player for Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership.Kohn's position of choice is in the Second-row. He weighs 124 kg and stands 201cms tall.Kohn married Eloise Collins on Saturday 20 June 2009.-External links:...  | 
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| TP | 3 |  John Andress John Andress John Andress  is an Irish rugby union player for Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership after signing from Harlequins in the Summer of 2011. He attented school at Campbell College, Belfast. He previously played for Ulster and Exeter. He has played for Ireland A.He plays as a prop.-External links:*...  | 
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| HK | 2 | Matt Cairns Matt Cairns  is a rugby union footballer who plays at hooker for Harlequins and has been capped for the England national side as well as representing England in the Saxons and Sevens teams as well as at several age group levels...  | 
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| LP | 1 | Joe Marler Joe Marler  is a rugby union player for Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership, playing primarily as a prop. Marler was called up to the England U20's squad for the 2009 U20 Six Nations, but was sadly injured throughout. He was called up to represent England U20's throughout the Junior World...  | 
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| HK | 16 | Joe Gray (rugby union) Joe Gray  is a rugby union player for Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership. He plays as a hooker, and previously played for the Northampton Saints.-External links:*...  | 
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| PR | 17 | Ceri Jones Ceri Jones , is a Wales international rugby union player. Jones played for Newport High School Old Boys, Usk and Newport before making his name at Harlequins. Normally a loose-head prop he can also play tight-head prop....  | 
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| PR | 18 | Mark Lambert (rugby union) Mark Lambert  is a rugby union player for Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership. He plays as a prop.Lambert represented England at U19 and U21 level....  | 
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| LK | 19 | Tomas Vallejos Cinalli Tomas Vallejos Cinalli  is an Argentine rugby union player.He started his career at Logaritmo Rugby Club in Rosario, the club which saw him growing. Vallejos Cinalli signed for English side  Harlequin F.C.  in the 2009/10 season to fill the gap left by the injured Jim Evans.Vallejos Cinalli has...  | 
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| FL | 20 | Chris York Chris York  is a rugby union player for Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership.He was discovered by Quins through the EPDG system, and was offered a full Academy contract in 2007...  | 
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| SH | 21 | Dave Moore | ||
| CE | 22 | Benjamin Urdapilleta Benjamín Urdapilleta  is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He has played in both the centre and the flyhalf positions. His test debut for Argentina was in 2008 when he played against South Africa in Johannesburg. He signed for the Harlequins in March 2010.-External links:*...  | 
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| WG | 23 | Gonzalo Camacho Gonzalo Oscar Camacho  is a rugby union footballer, who plays for Exeter Chiefs and Argentina on the wing. Gonzalo signed for Devon side Exeter Chiefs on 15 June 2011-External links:...  | 
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|  Conor O'Shea Conor O'Shea Conor Michael Patrick O'Shea    is a former rugby union player who played at full back for Ireland, Lansdowne R.F.C. and London Irish. He is Director of Rugby at Harlequins F.C..-Early life and education:...  | 
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Luke Eves
Luke Eves  is a rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. He plays as a centre.He has captained the England U20 side which reached the final of the Junior World Championship in June 2009....
Gcobani Bobo
Gcobani Bobo  is a South African rugby player. His preferred position is Centre although he has played Wing on numerous occasions, with some success due to his pace....
Jimmy Gopperth
James 'Jimmy' Gopperth  is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...
Micky Young
Michael Young  is a Scrum half for Rugby Union team Leicester Tigers in the Aviva Premiership. He is a product of West Hartlepool Rugby Club junior academy.-Club Career:...
Brent Wilson
Brent Wilson  is a rugby union player for North Harbour Rugby Union in the ITM Cup, playing primarily as a flanker. He previously played for Newcastle Falcons in the Guinness Premiership.-External links:*...
Tim Swinson
Tim Swinson  is a rugby union player for the Newcastle Falcons in the English Premiership. He plays as a lock. Swinson made his Newcastle 1st XV debut against Bath during the 2007/8 season....
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team.  The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...
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Euan Murray
Euan Murray  is a Scottish rugby union footballer, formerly playing for Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership competition before joining Newcastle Falcons. He has also played for the Scotland national team. He was a part of their 2007 Six Nations squad, and scored a try in their final game...
Jon Golding
Jon Golding  is a rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership, playing at the loose-head prop position.-Club career:He has previously played for Rotherham and Northampton Saints...
Rob Vickers
Rob Vickers  is a rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership, playing as a hooker.-External links:*...
Kieran Brookes
Kieran Brookes  is an English rugby player who plays with Leicester Tigers as a prop.-Club career:He made almost 40 senior appearances for Newcastle but only started 1 game in the 2009–2010 season....
Filipo Levi
Filipo Levi  is a New Zealand-born Samoan rugby union footballer.-Career:InternationalLevi is a current member of the Manu Samoa 2011 Rugby World Cup squad....
Mark Wilson (rugby union)
Mark Wilson  is a professional rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. He can play as either a blindside flanker or at number eight. He is a product of the Newcastle Falcons Junior Academy and signed a professional contract after playing for Kendal RUFC in the national 3...
Hall Charlton
Hall Christopher Charlton  is a rugby union footballer who plays at scrum half for Newcastle Falcons.-External links:**...
Tane Tu'ipulotu
Tane Tu'ipulotu  is a rugby union player for the Hurricanes in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a centre. He has represented the Pacific Islanders. In summer of 2008 he signed for the Guinness Premiership side Newcastle Falcons, to arrive in November 2008, after the Air New Zealand...
Alan Tait
Alan V. Tait  is a Scottish rugby footballer and coach. He is currently head coach at Newcastle Falcons and a former rugby league and rugby union footballer who played outside centre for Scotland and the British and Irish Lions...
Touch judges:
Rob Debney (England
Rugby Football Union
The Rugby Football Union  was founded in 1871 as the governing body for the sport of rugby union, and performed as the international governing body prior to the formation of the International Rugby Board  in 1886...
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Roy Maybank (England
Rugby Football Union
The Rugby Football Union  was founded in 1871 as the governing body for the sport of rugby union, and performed as the international governing body prior to the formation of the International Rugby Board  in 1886...
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| FB | 15 | Olly Morgan Oliver Morgan  is a rugby union footballer who plays at fullback for Gloucester and England.-2004–05:Morgan made 2 appearances for Gloucester during his debut season...  | 
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| RW | 14 | Charlie Sharples Charlie Sharples  is an English rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Gloucester. He plays as a wing....  | 
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| OC | 13 | Henry Trinder Henry Richard Trinder  is an English rugby union player for Gloucester Rugby in the Guinness Premiership. He plays as a centre or on the wing....  | 
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| LW | 11 | Tom Voyce Thomas Michael Dunstan Voyce  is an English rugby union footballer who plays at wing or fullback for Gloucester and England.-Biography:...  | 
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| FH | 10 | |||
| SH | 9 | Jordi Pasqualin Jordi Pasqualin  is a rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Aviva Premiership for Newcastle Falcons after signing from Gloucester in the Summer of 2011...  | 
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| N8 | 8 | Luke Narraway Luke Narraway  is a rugby union footballer who plays for Gloucester Rugby.-Club career:Narraway joined Gloucester Rugby from The King's School, Worcester after 4 years at The Chantry High School, Worcestershire... (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team.  The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )  | 
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| OF | 7 | Andy Hazell Andy Hazell  is an English rugby union player who plays at flanker for Gloucester Rugby.He took up the game aged 12 when he joined Old Richians, where he stayed for four years before joining another of his local teams, Gloucester Old Boys. His first representative game was for the South West U16s...  | 
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| BF | 6 | Peter Buxton Peter Buxton  is a rugby union footballer who plays at flanker for Gloucester Rugby.When Buxton was in his teenage years, he attended Cleeve School in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. He was the 'Star Player' throughout his time as a student.Buxton signed for Gloucester from Newport back in 2002...  | 
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| LL | 4 | |||
| TP | 3 | Rupert Harden Rupert Harden  is a rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Gloucester Rugby.  He plays as a prop....  | 
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| HK | 2 | Olivier Azam Olivier Azam  is a retired French rugby union footballer and current forwards coach at Top 14 club Toulon. A hooker who could also cover prop, Azam spent most of his professional playing career in the English Premiership at Gloucester Rugby. Azam also had 10 caps for France.Azam made his Gloucester...  | 
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| LP | 1 | Nick Wood Nick Wood  is an English rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Gloucester Rugby...  | 
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| HK | 16 | Darren Dawidiuk Darren Dawidiuk  is a rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Gloucester Rugby...  | 
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| PR | 17 | Yann Thomas Yann Thomas  is a rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Gloucester Rugby.  He plays as a prop.-History:...  | 
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| PR | 18 | Shaun Knight Shaun Knight  is a rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Gloucester Rugby...  | 
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| LK | 19 | Will James (rugby player) Will James  is a Wales international rugby union player. He currently plays for Gloucester Rugby, and has also played for Pontypridd RFC and Cornish Pirates. His usual position is second-row forward....  | 
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| FL | 20 | Akapusi Qera Akapusi Qera  is a Fijian professional rugby union player. A Flanker or No.8, Qera is from a sporting family; his father was an international cricketer for Fiji and his brother also played international rugby for Fiji. Qera is a current test international and has also captained the national side...  | 
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| SH | 21 | Tim Taylor (rugby union) Tim Taylor  is a rugby union player for Gloucester Rugby in the Guinness Premiership. He plays at fly-half.Taylor made his first appearance for Gloucester when he came off the bench against Worcester in the LV= Cup...  | 
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| FB | 22 | Freddie Burns Freddie Burns is a fly-half for Gloucester Rugby and occasional fullback.Freddie has represented England at under 20 level and played in the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship in Argentina in 2010.Burns is a former pupil of Beechen Cliff School in Bath....  | 
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| CE | 23 | Jonny May Jonny May  is a rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Gloucester Rugby.  He plays as an outside centre.He has also played as a dual-registered player for Moseley.-History:...  | 
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Bryan Redpath Bryan William Redpath  is a former rugby union player, and a member of the Scottish line of scrum-halves that include Gary Armstrong, Roy Laidlaw, Alan Lawson, Chris Cusiter and Mike Blair.  Bryan attended Kelso High School in Kelso, Scottish Borders.Redpath won 60 caps playing for Scotland,...  | 
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Martyn Thomas (rugby player)
Martyn Thomas  is a Welsh rugby player in the Newport Gwent Dragons since February 2007. He plays in the full back position and was previously with the Scarlets.He went to UWIC from 2005–2008...
Will Harries
Will Harries is a Wales international rugby union player. He has also been selected for the Wales national rugby union team  squad.  He played for the Northampton Saints and spent time on loan at Bedford Blues...
Pat Leach
Patrick James Handley "Pat" Leach  is a rugby union player for Newport RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team. He usually plays at centre, but he has also played at fullback. Born in St Asaph, Flintshire, Leach began his career with Colwyn Bay RFC and joined Orrell RUFC after leaving school...
Aled Brew
Aled Brew is a Wales international rugby union player who plays as a winger for Newport Gwent Dragons in the Celtic League. He made his debut with the Wales national rugby union team against Ireland in the 2007 Six Nations Championship.-Biography:...
Jason Tovey
Jason Tovey  is a Welsh rugby union footballer who plays at Fly Half for Newport Gwent Dragons and has represented the Wales under 20's side....
Toby Faletau
Tangaki Taulupe "Toby" Faletau  is a Wales international rugby union player. A flank forward, Faletau played for Cross Keys RFC before joining the Newport Gwent Dragons....
Lewis Evans (rugby player)
Lewis Evans  is a Welsh rugby union player. A back row forward, he currently plays his club rugby for Newport Gwent Dragons having previously played for Ebbw Vale and Newport RFC...
Andrew Coombs
Andrew Coombs is a Welsh rugby union player. A back-row forward, he played for Newport Youth and Pontypool RFC before joining Newport RFC at the start of the 2006–07 season. He has made almost 50 appearances for Newport and in August 2008 he was made Newport's club captain, succeeding Dai Pattison...
Adam M. Jones
Adam Mathias Jones  is a Wales international rugby union player. A lock forward, he is a former Wales Under-19 captain and attained his first full caps in the 2006-7 Six Nations Nations championship as a replacement against England and Scotland. In June 2007 he left Llanelli Scarlets to join...
Luke Charteris
Luke Charteris is a Wales international rugby union player. A second row forward, he plays his club rugby for Newport Gwent Dragons.Charteris made his debut for Wales in 2004 versus South Africa in 2004 having previously represented Wales at Under 19 and Under 21 levels.Charteris was called up as a...
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Dan Way
Dan Way  is an English rugby union player for Newport RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team. He previously played for Pontypool RFC and Ebbw Vale RFC. A prop forward, Way made his debut for Newport Gwent Dragons against Gloucester 4 November 2010.-External links:*...
Lloyd Burns
Lloyd Burns  is a Wales international rugby union player. Burns plays in the hooker position and currently plays his club rugby for Newport Gwent Dragons having made his debut in the 2008–09 season. He previously played for Pontypool RFC and Cross Keys RFC...
Phil Price (rugby player)
Phil Price  is a Welsh rugby union player. A prop forward, he has represented Wales at Under 18 and Under 19 levels.Price previously played for Bridgend RFC, Bedwas RFC, and the Ospreys Under-18 and Under-20 regional teams....
Steve Jones (rugby player born 1977)
For the Wales international of the 1980s see Steve Jones Steve Jones  is a Welsh international rugby union player. A hooker, he has attained 5 international caps for the Wales national rugby union team. Jones was first capped for  Wales against Japan in 2001...
Hugh Gustafson
Hugh Gustafson  is a Welsh rugby union player. A prop forward, he currently plays his club rugby for Newport Gwent Dragons. He has been capped by Wales at Under 16, Under 18, Under 19 and Under 20 levels.-External links:*...
Patrick Palmer (rugby player)
Patrick Palmer  is a Welsh rugby union player. A prop forward, he has represented Wales at Under 19 and Under 20 levels....
Adam Brown (rugby player)
Adam Ciaran Brown  is a Welsh rugby union player.A lock forward, he played for Newport Gwent Dragons having progressed through the Dragons academy. He made his debut for the Dragons 15 February 2008 against Ulster....
Jevon Groves
Jevon Groves is a rugby union player for Cross Keys RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team.A back row forward, Groves made his debut for Newport Gwent Dragons against the Ospreys 7 May 2010 as a second half replacement. He previously played for Cardiff RFC and Glamorgan Wanderers RFC. He...
Adam Hughes (rugby player)
Adam Hughes  is a rugby union player for Newport RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team. He has represented Wales at Under 16, Under 18 and Under 20 level....
Jonathan Evans (rugby player)
Jonathan Evans is a rugby union player for Newport RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team. Started his rugby at Bargoed RFC coming through the ranks from Under 12's to youth team. Played for the first team at Bargoed just after turning 17, before moving to premiership side Pontypool RFC...
Matthew Jones (rugby player)
Matthew Jones  is a Welsh international rugby union player. A fly-half, he played for the Ospreys and the Wales Under-21 team, figuring in the Grand Slam winning side. In 2005 he was part of the senior Wales squad summer tour of North America and attained his first full cap against Canada.Jones...
Darren Edwards
Darren Edwards  is a former rugby union player. A scrum-half, he was a member of the 2003 Wales national rugby union team squad and he played forWales at Wales A, Sevens, Under 21, Students and Under 18 levels...
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| FB | 15 | Olly Morgan Oliver Morgan  is a rugby union footballer who plays at fullback for Gloucester and England.-2004–05:Morgan made 2 appearances for Gloucester during his debut season...  | 
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| RW | 14 | Charlie Sharples Charlie Sharples  is an English rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Gloucester. He plays as a wing....  | 
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| OC | 13 | Tim Molenaar Tim Molenaar  is a rugby union player for Gloucester Rugby in the Guinness Premiership. He plays as a centre....  | 
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| LW | 11 | Tom Voyce Thomas Michael Dunstan Voyce  is an English rugby union footballer who plays at wing or fullback for Gloucester and England.-Biography:...  | 
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| SH | 9 | Jordi Pasqualin Jordi Pasqualin  is a rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Aviva Premiership for Newcastle Falcons after signing from Gloucester in the Summer of 2011...  | 
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| N8 | 8 | Luke Narraway Luke Narraway  is a rugby union footballer who plays for Gloucester Rugby.-Club career:Narraway joined Gloucester Rugby from The King's School, Worcester after 4 years at The Chantry High School, Worcestershire... (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team.  The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )  | 
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| OF | 7 | Andy Hazell Andy Hazell  is an English rugby union player who plays at flanker for Gloucester Rugby.He took up the game aged 12 when he joined Old Richians, where he stayed for four years before joining another of his local teams, Gloucester Old Boys. His first representative game was for the South West U16s...  | 
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| BF | 6 | Akapusi Qera Akapusi Qera  is a Fijian professional rugby union player. A Flanker or No.8, Qera is from a sporting family; his father was an international cricketer for Fiji and his brother also played international rugby for Fiji. Qera is a current test international and has also captained the national side...  | 
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| TP | 3 | Rupert Harden Rupert Harden  is a rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Gloucester Rugby.  He plays as a prop....  | 
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| HK | 2 | Olivier Azam Olivier Azam  is a retired French rugby union footballer and current forwards coach at Top 14 club Toulon. A hooker who could also cover prop, Azam spent most of his professional playing career in the English Premiership at Gloucester Rugby. Azam also had 10 caps for France.Azam made his Gloucester...  | 
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| LP | 1 | Nick Wood Nick Wood  is an English rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Gloucester Rugby...  | 
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| HK | 16 | Darren Dawidiuk Darren Dawidiuk  is a rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Gloucester Rugby...  | 
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| PR | 17 | Yann Thomas Yann Thomas  is a rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Gloucester Rugby.  He plays as a prop.-History:...  | 
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| PR | 18 | Shaun Knight Shaun Knight  is a rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Gloucester Rugby...  | 
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| LK | 19 | Will James (rugby player) Will James  is a Wales international rugby union player. He currently plays for Gloucester Rugby, and has also played for Pontypridd RFC and Cornish Pirates. His usual position is second-row forward....  | 
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| FL | 20 | Matthew Cox (rugby union) Matthew Cox  is an English rugby union for Gloucester in the Guinness Premiership.  He plays as a flanker but can also play as a number eight and lock. He has represented England at many levels and also played for the Sevens side. He previously played for Worcester Warriors.-External links:**...  | 
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| FH | 21 | Tim Taylor (rugby union) Tim Taylor  is a rugby union player for Gloucester Rugby in the Guinness Premiership. He plays at fly-half.Taylor made his first appearance for Gloucester when he came off the bench against Worcester in the LV= Cup...  | 
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| FB | 22 | Freddie Burns Freddie Burns is a fly-half for Gloucester Rugby and occasional fullback.Freddie has represented England at under 20 level and played in the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship in Argentina in 2010.Burns is a former pupil of Beechen Cliff School in Bath....  | 
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| CE | 23 | Henry Trinder Henry Richard Trinder  is an English rugby union player for Gloucester Rugby in the Guinness Premiership. He plays as a centre or on the wing....  | 
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Bryan Redpath Bryan William Redpath  is a former rugby union player, and a member of the Scottish line of scrum-halves that include Gary Armstrong, Roy Laidlaw, Alan Lawson, Chris Cusiter and Mike Blair.  Bryan attended Kelso High School in Kelso, Scottish Borders.Redpath won 60 caps playing for Scotland,...  | 
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Tane Tu'ipulotu
Tane Tu'ipulotu  is a rugby union player for the Hurricanes in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a centre. He has represented the Pacific Islanders. In summer of 2008 he signed for the Guinness Premiership side Newcastle Falcons, to arrive in November 2008, after the Air New Zealand...
Luke Eves
Luke Eves  is a rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. He plays as a centre.He has captained the England U20 side which reached the final of the Junior World Championship in June 2009....
Jimmy Gopperth
James 'Jimmy' Gopperth  is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...
Micky Young
Michael Young  is a Scrum half for Rugby Union team Leicester Tigers in the Aviva Premiership. He is a product of West Hartlepool Rugby Club junior academy.-Club Career:...
Brent Wilson
Brent Wilson  is a rugby union player for North Harbour Rugby Union in the ITM Cup, playing primarily as a flanker. He previously played for Newcastle Falcons in the Guinness Premiership.-External links:*...
Tim Swinson
Tim Swinson  is a rugby union player for the Newcastle Falcons in the English Premiership. He plays as a lock. Swinson made his Newcastle 1st XV debut against Bath during the 2007/8 season....
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Kieran Brookes
Kieran Brookes  is an English rugby player who plays with Leicester Tigers as a prop.-Club career:He made almost 40 senior appearances for Newcastle but only started 1 game in the 2009–2010 season....
Jon Golding
Jon Golding  is a rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership, playing at the loose-head prop position.-Club career:He has previously played for Rotherham and Northampton Saints...
Rob Vickers
Rob Vickers  is a rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership, playing as a hooker.-External links:*...
Filipo Levi
Filipo Levi  is a New Zealand-born Samoan rugby union footballer.-Career:InternationalLevi is a current member of the Manu Samoa 2011 Rugby World Cup squad....
Mark Wilson (rugby union)
Mark Wilson  is a professional rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. He can play as either a blindside flanker or at number eight. He is a product of the Newcastle Falcons Junior Academy and signed a professional contract after playing for Kendal RUFC in the national 3...
Hall Charlton
Hall Christopher Charlton  is a rugby union footballer who plays at scrum half for Newcastle Falcons.-External links:**...
Gcobani Bobo
Gcobani Bobo  is a South African rugby player. His preferred position is Centre although he has played Wing on numerous occasions, with some success due to his pace....
Alan Tait
Alan V. Tait  is a Scottish rugby footballer and coach. He is currently head coach at Newcastle Falcons and a former rugby league and rugby union footballer who played outside centre for Scotland and the British and Irish Lions...
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Wayne Barnes
Wayne Barnes
Wayne Barnes  is an English international rugby union referee. He was educated at Whitecross School in Lydney, where he was head boy,  Monmouth School and at the University of East Anglia. He became a professional referee in April 2005, giving up a career in law to do so...
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Top points scorers
| Player | Team | Points | 
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|   Harlequin F.C. The Harlequin Football Club  is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. Their ground in London is Twickenham Stoop...  | 
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Charlie Sharples Charlie Sharples  is an English rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Gloucester. He plays as a wing....  | 
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Matthew Jones (rugby player) Matthew Jones  is a Welsh international rugby union player. A fly-half, he played for the Ospreys and the Wales Under-21 team, figuring in the Grand Slam winning side. In 2005 he was part of the senior Wales squad summer tour of North America and attained his first full cap against Canada.Jones...  | 
  Newport Gwent Dragons Newport Gwent Dragons are one of the four professional Rugby Union regional teams in Wales. They are jointly owned by Newport RFC and the Welsh Rugby Union and play all their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, the Anglo-Welsh Cup and the Heineken Cup...  | 
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Olly Barkley Oliver John Barkley  is an English  rugby union player who plays at fly-half or centre for Bath and England. Uniquely, Barkley played for his country before making his full senior club début.-Early career:...  | 
  Bath Rugby Bath Rugby  is an English professional rugby union club that is based in the city of Bath. They play in the Aviva Premiership league...  | 
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Mark van Gisbergen Mark van Gisbergen  is a rugby union footballer who plays at full back for Lyon and England. He is nicknamed 'Giz' or 'Gizzy'....  | 
  London Wasps London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999...  | 
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Jimmy Gopperth James 'Jimmy' Gopperth  is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...  | 
  Newcastle Falcons The Newcastle Falcons  is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in...  | 
21 | 
|   Saracens F.C. Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England...  | 
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Top try scorers
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Charlie Sharples Charlie Sharples  is an English rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Gloucester. He plays as a wing....  | 
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Adam Hughes (rugby player) Adam Hughes  is a rugby union player for Newport RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team. He has represented Wales at Under 16, Under 18 and Under 20 level....  | 
  Newport Gwent Dragons Newport Gwent Dragons are one of the four professional Rugby Union regional teams in Wales. They are jointly owned by Newport RFC and the Welsh Rugby Union and play all their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, the Anglo-Welsh Cup and the Heineken Cup...  | 
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Sam Smith (rugby union) Sam Smith , is an English rugby union player for Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership. He plays on the wing....  | 
  Harlequin F.C. The Harlequin Football Club  is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. Their ground in London is Twickenham Stoop...  | 
3 | 
Chris Wyles Chris Wyles  is an International  rugby union player who plays for the USA Eagles and plays his club rugby for  Saracens in the Aviva Premiership. He plays as a fullback or wing...  | 
  Saracens F.C. Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England...  | 
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