Cook’s boiled down to find his fighting weight

By NEALE HARVEY

Quick service: Chris Cook fires out a pass against Leicester
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SLIMLINE Bath scrum-half Chris Cook credits a gruelling summer training regime for helping him see off Kahn Fotuali’i to spearhead the club’s title charge.
Fotuali’i was voted Bath’s player-of-the-season by supporters in May. However, the Samoan superstar has been usurped by local boy Cook, who revealed he shed over a stone in weight during pre-season to boost his selection chances.
Cook said: “I felt I needed to trim down in order to come out ...

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