Robert Charles Appleyard (born 9 December 1972) is a former

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player. A flanker, he played club rugby for

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Sale Sharks and

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. He was assistant coach to the

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for the 2008 and 2010 Junior Rugby World Cup. He is currently a director/agent at Win sports management. In June 2011 he was appointed full-time defence coach to Newport Gwent DragonsApplleyard to coach Newport Gwent Dragons
/ref> He started his coaching career as defence coach at the Ospreys before moving west as a skills coach at the Scarlets.

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