Mike Ruddock has hailed the positive attitude and work ethic in the Warriors camp during pre-season as the best he has ever encountered in his rugby career. Director of Rugby Ruddock and his backroom team have been back and working with the Warriors squad for three weeks as the countdown to the new Guinness Premiership season gathers pace. Ruddock has welcomed new players Ben Jones, Matthew Jones and Hal Luscombe into the dressing room and has been delighted with the way they have settled in so quickly. Fellow new signing Chris Latham arrives early next month. And he admitted the battle for first team places was already heating up ahead of the pre-season schedule that kicks off at the Middlesex Sevens on Saturday, August 16 at Twickenham. “The attitude has been tremendous and the commitment to the training programme is there...
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