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This
section of the Bournemouth Rugby Club web
site provides the latest news and events for
Bournemouth rugby club.
Why not read
match reports from each game played this season,
Doug, the Bournemouth Rugby Club Chairman, provides
the report
for the 1st XV and each other team captain
provides their own report.
Tim, the Bournemouth
Rugby Club captain, writes
a regular blog providing
in side, and insightful, information on the team and
it's progress through the season.
And finally,
the Bournemouth
Rugby Club social diary! why not
read about previous antics, and find out where
we're going to be turning up next! (either to join
us, or avoid us, if you're too old or dull to fit
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Junior Paramore shows how in his guest
appearance at Tuesday nights training session
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Latest
News
DAVID Dunn has backed high-profile new Lions coach Junior Paramore to help the Bournemouth club achieve its "five-year plan".
The former Samoan World Cup star, who played for his country 26 times, plundering six tries, has joined Dunn's coaching set-up as Lions prepare for life in South West One next season.
But Dunn has his eyes set on a push into the National Leagues - something Paramore helped Luton to do as their coach last term.
Head coach Dunn said: "He's had a fantastic career as a player and he's a very big name to join the club. He's obviously a friend of Robert Todd, who is now well established as part of our coaching team, and he sees the potential of this team.
"He coached Luton last season to promotion from Midlands One to National Three and he's been down to us, liked what he's seen, loved the enthusiasm of the players and made the decision to come down here and be part of our set-up.
"This is year four now of our five-year plan to get to National League rugby and we went into this year with the plan to establish ourselves with a high-profile name as a coach or a player coach."
Paramore was a main-stay in Gloucester's Guinness Premiership squad from 1999-2004, playing 97 top-flight games and burying 33 tries.
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PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DAILY ECHO
STAR COACH: Former Samoan World Cup star
Junior Paramore has joined the Lions coaching staff
The big number eight also turned out for the All Blacks in the 1993 Hong Kong Sevens and joins the current coaching team of former Gloucester and Sale centre Todd, Peter Kennedy and conditioning expert Mark Burley at Chapel Gate.
Dunn added: "The Bournemouth area sells itself as somewhere to live and Junior is very much a family man and I don't think it was that difficult a decision for him in the end.
"Certainly Luton wanted to keep him and continue with them in the National Leagues and I think he'd also been invited back to his former club Bedford to coach, but he decided to move away from that, as did Robert Todd.
"Twelve months ago Robert was offered work at Gloucester and London Irish but he chose to stay here.
"We've got two years left of our five-year plan and we've had two promotions in three years so we've well on the way and the appointment of Junior Paramore can only help that push."
ARTICLE & PHOTO COURTESY OF NEIL MELDRUM AT THE DAILY ECHO |
On July the 29th a group from Bournemouth Rugby Club will be competing in the ToughGuy event in an attempt to raise money for MacMillan Cancer Nurses www.macmillan.org.uk/ .
The ToughGuy event is 11 miles of assault courses, cross country running and by the looks of it mud and swamps!! Why not have a peak for your self at www.toughguy.co.uk
Now as we are raising money for such a good cause as MacMillan Cancer Nurses some bright spark (thanks Dunks) thought it would be a good idea to do the 11 mile assault course in nurses outfits).
Cancer is a disease that could affect any one of us or our loved ones at any time with out any warning so please, please help us in our attempt to raise as much cash possible for such a good cause, and donate only as much as you can afford to do at http://www.justgiving.com/toughguy_naughtynurses
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Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us: Macmillan Cancer Support will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you. |
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