He was recalled to the bench to face the Springboks, but has suffered a torn thigh muscle.

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Flood suffered the lower leg injury in the Heineken Cup semi-final win over Blues in early May, but if things go to plan in training, he could be on the bench to face Newport Gwent Dragons on Saturday.

BBC: Flood on verge of Tigers return

Arsene Wenger will face disciplinary action for communicating with Arsenal's bench while serving a touchline ban, Uefa has confirmed.

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The smell was so scunnering it made him want to puke up, and the lassies on the next bench thought it a great joke to throw fish eyes in his face.

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Fourie came off the bench to replace the injured Lewis Moody and is hoping to be in contention to face Australia.

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Munster suffered a blow when Warwick was caught in the face by a stray leg and with no Ronan O'Gara on the bench had to turn to Conan Doyle, an elementary replacement at fly-half.

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Van Nistelrooy is thought to have been unhappy at being left out of the side to face Charlton, after spending much of the second half of the season on the bench.

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Labour's Lord Falconer of Thoroton, speaking from the front bench for the first time since 2007, said that the government's response flew in the face of "pages and pages of evidence".

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