He knew the names of all the Mexican fighters as if they lived here, as if they were Dodgers players, like Steve Sax or Steve Yeager, Dusty Baker, Kenny Landreaux or Mike Marshall, Pedro Guerrero.

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The Ospreys said the move had come as no surprise as Marshall faced intense competition from Mike Phillips for the region's scrum-half position.

BBC: Marshall makes Montpellier move

With Mike Phillips injured and Justin Marshall gone, the Ospreys have Rhodri Wells and teenager Rhys Webb as nines.

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Marshall's Ospreys future was thrown into doubt last year when the region recruited Wales scrum-half Mike Phillips in a big-money deal.

BBC: Marshall makes Montpellier move