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Neal Hatley

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Neal Hatley (born 23 December 1969)[1] is a rugby union player and coach.

Playing career

Hatley played at prop for London Irish, Bedford and the University of Natal.

On 16 May 2007 he was selected to captain the England Saxons squad for the forthcoming Churchill Cup tournament in England, which he captained to victory lifting the Churchill Cup.

He is the most capped player of the Premiership ever, with 193 games.

Coaching career

After his playing career, he moved into coaching with the London Irish youth academy.

Hatley was forwards coach at Bath Rugby in 2012-16.

Following the end of the 2015-16 season he left Bath to become the England team's scrum coach. This period included England's progress to the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final.[2]

In July 2020 he returned to Bath as head coach.[3]

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