Paule Barford is a rugby union coach. He has been the head coach of the

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since February 2016. Barford is originally from England, where he played with the Leicester Tigers. Following his playing days, Barford has held a number of rugby coaching positions, and holds a World Rugby Level 3 coaching certification. Barford is also a longtime member of the USA youth levels coaching staffs, including the High School All Americans, U-17 and U-20 teams. He has also coached the

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. Barford was hired as head coach of the Cornell rugby program in 2013. He took a Cornell team that had finished 0–6 in 2012 and led them to a 6–0 record in 2013; despite player graduations and injuries, he led the team to a second-place finish in the 2014 Ivy League season."ARCA Coach Profile - Paule Barford of Cornell"
Goff Rugby Report, December 10, 2014.

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