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England to train at West Park Bramhope
The new England interim coach, Stuart Lancaster, has announced that England will train at West Park Bramhope during the Six Nations later this month.
England have gone to Portugal for their squad training in previous years, but in an attempt to aclimatise players to conditions similar to those which they will experience at Murrayfield combined with the opportunity to invite Academy and fringe players to sessions and greater accessibility for the public, the England party will use WPB.
''There are a variety of reasons we wanted to use a different venue centred around wanting to keep the camp in this country,'' said Lancaster.
''The main objectives of the camp are to spend some time together, building the team, reviewing the World Cup but more importantly working together on setting our goals for the Six Nations and beyond and getting on the same page with our rugby game plan.
''By keeping it in England we can create a 'new' feel to the camp, in what is a new start.
''It will allow us to train in conditions that we will be facing up at Murrayfield, create opportunities for the team to stay connected with the public, and allow us to invite in one or two people from outside of rugby to help us shape our future.
''All the players have come through grassroots rugby and, with excellent facilities at West Park Leeds and the availability of local facilities and provision for poor weather options, Leeds was the best fit when we considered all the options. Hopefully it will also give a boost to rugby in the north and help in developing the game in the area.''
Pictured is England Coach Stuart Lancaster
''There are a variety of reasons we wanted to use a different venue centred around wanting to keep the camp in this country,'' said Lancaster.
''The main objectives of the camp are to spend some time together, building the team, reviewing the World Cup but more importantly working together on setting our goals for the Six Nations and beyond and getting on the same page with our rugby game plan.
''By keeping it in England we can create a 'new' feel to the camp, in what is a new start.
''It will allow us to train in conditions that we will be facing up at Murrayfield, create opportunities for the team to stay connected with the public, and allow us to invite in one or two people from outside of rugby to help us shape our future.
''All the players have come through grassroots rugby and, with excellent facilities at West Park Leeds and the availability of local facilities and provision for poor weather options, Leeds was the best fit when we considered all the options. Hopefully it will also give a boost to rugby in the north and help in developing the game in the area.''
Pictured is England Coach Stuart Lancaster
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