NEWS EXTRA
By ADAM HATHAWAY

WORCESTER head coach Jonathan Thomas took his club to the coast during pre-season as they bid to earn respect from the rest of the Premiership – but it was no beach party.
Rugby and non-rugby staff took to the South Wales sand dunes for some slog to try and knit a party comprising a lot of new on and off-field personnel.
On the pitch, Warriors have brought in 18 new players with 21 leaving. Off the pitch they have a new defence coach in Johnny Bell and a new team manager, Luke Broadley, and Thomas decided a stint on the stands would help kickstart the...