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The glory years have long weighed heavily on Bath, says Stephen Jones. But the old swagger is back and the current side must seize the day in the play-offs

BEST: Gordon Marshall, Stuart Kennedy, David Weir, John Hughes, Gary Gillespie, Scott MacKenzie, Simon Stainrod, Russell Latapy, Derek McWilliams, Scott Arfield, Kevin McAllister. WORST: Leo Fasan, Jo

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A round-up from around the grounds on who tasted success through the English rugby pyramid

WE SAT DOWN WITH THE RFU TO DISCUSS SOME OF THE CHALLENGES FACING THE GAME IN ENGLAND, BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND IN THE COMMUNITY

You can take the man out of professional football, but you can’t take the professional footballer out of the man. The sweat is dripping off Ciaran Clark, after stepping off the Copper Box Arena pitch