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again, and he was subsequently picked for
England's 2017 summer tour of Argentina.
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He was released in the summer of 2014 along with other fly-halves
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from the 2017–18 season. This made him eligible to be picked for
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731:"Northampton Saints sign Auckland Blues fly-half Piers Francis"
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On 20 March 2017, Francis signed to return to
England and join
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coached side, he followed his coach and signed a deal with the
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It was announced in
November 2014 that he had signed with
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303:Correct as of 1 June 2017
1:
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1359:(injury replacement)
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807:adding missing items
591:International career
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362:International career
1436:Rugby union centres
1075:Ruaridh McConnochie
653:Santa Fe, Argentina
596:International tries
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924:Josh Bayliss
914:Niall Annett
814:October 2023
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1391:1990 births
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1261:M. Vunipola
1256:B. Vunipola
1105:Ben Spencer
1060:Regan Grace
994:Will Stuart
969:Ross Molony
929:Lewis Boyce
835:Runner up:
622:Competition
570:Super Rugby
562:Super Rugby
546:New Zealand
494:New Zealand
480:, attended
458:Super Rugby
430:rugby union
310:Super Rugby
96:Position(s)
1385:Categories
1282:Cokanasiga
1221:Launchbury
1173:runners-up
1085:Max Ojomoh
984:Miles Reid
979:Guy Pepper
974:Beno Obano
898:Bath Rugby
803:incomplete
689:References
558:Tana Umaga
47:1990-06-20
1251:Underhill
1246:Singleton
1080:Will Muir
1040:Will Butt
954:Tom Ellis
657:Argentina
648:Argentina
564:team the
514:Edinburgh
462:Edinburgh
389:2017-2019
337:2016–2017
186:2022–2023
170:2017–2022
154:2014–2015
138:2012–2014
65:, England
63:Gravesend
1241:Sinckler
1179:Forwards
964:Ted Hill
949:Tom Dunn
907:Forwards
759:20 April
737:20 March
616:Location
572:season.
502:Auckland
490:Saracens
434:fly-half
383:(Points)
331:(Points)
257:Auckland
247:(Points)
132:(Points)
101:Fly-half
1357:Spencer
1342:Tuilagi
1307:Francis
1292:Farrell
786:Honours
585:England
550:ITM Cup
506:Waikato
498:ITM Cup
427:English
393:England
273:Waikato
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78:Weight
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1201:Genge
1196:Curry
1023:Backs
682:– 25
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566:Blues
552:team
537:side
454:Blues
368:Years
348:(120)
341:Blues
316:Years
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285:2015–
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202:2023–
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117:Years
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1186:Cole
837:2019
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625:Date
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504:and
442:Bath
378:Apps
373:Team
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