Junior All Black Flutey, who qualified last month via the three-year residency rule, is likely to start at inside centre, unless Johnson pairs Toby Flood and Danny Cipriani together in midfield.

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The second-half saw the introduction of Junior All Black fly-half Jimmy Gopperth in place of Rob Miller, and Bates said the former Blues half-back offered much needed stability and quality to the Falcons midfield.

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