When leaving the public sector for the private, the individual must collect his dang'an from his work unit and take it to the Talent Centre.

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"As soon as he touched the ball, you could see how much talent he had, " said the great Wallaby centre Tim Horan, who was an opponent that day.

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At centre, the Blues are blessed with talent in the shape of double Wales Grand Slam winner Tom Shanklin and former Wales captain Gareth Thomas, as well as young talent Dafydd Hewitt.

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As the former head of their centre of excellence, Nielsen should be well placed to assess Australia's upcoming talent.

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The centre is on the campus of Munich's Technical University and will draw on local talent.

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Always a precocious sporting talent at school and a member of Bath RFC since the age of seven, it was not long before the centre broke into the top flight of the domestic game.

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