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Foster’s quick flameout after a little more than one season has led to a new opening inside the athletic department while leading a growing contingent of donors and fans to demand one more.

The Premier 15s, as it was originally known, was backed by £2.4m of funding, contingent on the clubs meeting standards around professional coaching, sports science and medical support for players.

He is currently director of business development and strategy and this week was part of a Steelers contingent that visited Newry, an hour's drive from Dublin, just across the border in Northern Ireland.

As part of a 37-strong British contingent, external headed for India, he goes into the championships with "my hunger back", having struggled with the comedown from his Paralympic high.

The breakaway region of Transnistria, propped up by Moscow, is still home to a contingent of Russian troops.