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Blackett

[blak-it]

noun

  1. Patrick Maynard Stuart, 1897–1974, English physicist: Nobel Prize 1948.



Blackett

/ ˈblækɪt /

noun

  1. Patrick Maynard Stuart , Baron. 1897–1974, English physicist, noted for his work on cosmic radiation and his discovery of the positron. Nobel prize for physics 1948

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Attack coach Lee Blackett, originally seconded from Bath for the summer tour of the Americas and now in the post permanently, has overseen the past six wins, adding some slickness and variety with ball in hand.

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While England have kicked slightly less during Blackett's time in the set-up, the proportion in which they have contested the regather with the opposition has more than trebled.

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This weekend, Blackett will be attempting to coax more of the same from a rejigged backline.

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At club level, he was a key part of the Bath team that won the English title last season under the guidance of attack coach Lee Blackett, who has since taken up the same role with England.

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"We have to decide if we are going to operate like a country and trade with each other, tear down internal trade barriers and stop blocking each other's projects and opportunities to trade with the rest of the world," Smith's spokesperson, Sam Blackett, said in an email.

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