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17 September 2017

Pitch perfect, says Exiles boss

By Chris Dunlavy
MICHAEL Flynn says Newport’s flying start to the season is all down to operating on a level playing field – quite literally!
Since moving to Rodney Parade in 2012, the Exiles have suffered embarrassing abandonments and numerous postponed games due to their sodden, divot-ridden pitch.
With potential signings scared off and passing football impossible, Newport have regularly struggled. Last season, relegation was averted only on the final day. But this summer the Welsh Rugby Union bought Rodney Parade and laid a new £750,000 g...

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