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Former Sale favourite Valery Morozov joins Bath

Valery Morozov, in action for Russia last year, has joined Bath. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

Bath have announced that former Sale Sharks prop Valery Morozov has joined them for the remainder of the 2021/22 season.

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The Russian international loose head who has won 33 caps for his country is well known to Gallagher Premiership followers following a two-year spell in Manchester which ended earlier this year – a season ahead of schedule – for ‘personal reasons.’

The 27-year-old arrives at the Rec from CSKA Moscow and has begun training with his new teammates at Farleigh House.

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Morozov made his Russia debut in 2016 and went on to help the Bears win the Cup of Nations that year.

He made four appearances at the 2019 Rugby World Cup by which point he had also made the move to England with Sale Sharks.

The 6ft 3 forward is a dynamic scrummager who became a key part of the front row at the AJ Bell Stadium, featuring 37 times in a two-year spell which included Premiership Rugby Cup success.

Bath’s statement explained that Morozov will “provide cover in the loosehead position with Beno Obano sidelined for the remainder of the 2021/22 campaign.”

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Director of Rugby Stuart Hooper said: “Valery is a high-calibre prop with international experience.

“He has solid fundamentals including excellent scrummaging ability. His ball-carrying challenges defences and he will significantly add to our pack for the remainder of the season.”

Prior to joining Sale Morozov played for Enisei-STM for three seasons between 2015 and 2018 before Andrei Ostrikov and Vadim Cobilas recommended him to then Sharks boss Steve Diamond.

Unless COVID-19 intervenes, bottom-of-the-table Bath next face London Irish at the Brentford Community Stadium on Monday afternoon before hosting Worcester Warriors at the Rec six days later.

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Hooper’s team are then scheduled to resume their Heineken Champions Cup campaign with a tough looking trip to La Rochelle before multiple winners Leinster make the journey across the Irish Sea in the competition’s closing round of pool stage action.

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That's Cron's job though. Australia has had one of the most penalised scrums in international rugby for a long time. Just look at the scrum win loss percentage and scrum penalties. That is your evidence. AA has been the starter during that period. Pretty simple analysis. That Australia has had a poor scrum for a long time is hardly news. If bell and thor are not on the field they are woeful. So you are just plain wrong. They have very little time for the lions so doing the same old things that dont work is not going to get them there.


Ainsley is better than our next best tighthead options and has been playing well at scrum time for Lyon in the most competitive comp in the world. Superstar player? No. But better than the next best options. So that is a good enough guide. The scrummaging in the Prem is pretty good too so there is Sio's proof. Same analysis for him. Certainly better in both cases than Super, where the brumbies had the worst win loss and scrum pen in Super. Who plays there? Ohh yes... And the level of scrummaging in Super is well below the URC, prem and France with the SA teams out.


Nongorr is truly woeful. He's 130kg and gets shoved about. That just should not be happening at that weight for a specialist prop who has always played rugby cf pone with leauge. He has had enough time to develop at 23. You'd be better off with Pone who is at least good around the field for the moment and sending Nongorr on exchange to France or England to see if they can improve him with better coaching as happened with Skelton and Meafou. He isn't going to develop in time in super if he has it at all.


Latu is a better scrummaging hooker than BPA and Nasser. and he's the best aussie player over the ball at ruck time. McReight's super jackling percentage hasnt converted to international level but latu consistently does it at heniken level, which is similar to test level in the big games. With good coaching at La Rochelle he's much improved though still has the odd shocker. He should start the November games.

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