They are already likely to be without fly-half Jonny Wilkinson and flankers Lewis Moody and Alex Sanderson.

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Again, I would pick both Richard Hill at openside and Lewis Moody at blind side for the flankers.

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Number eight Spencer is part of a formidable back-row trio that includes flankers Maggie Alphonsi and Heather Fisher.

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This month, official talks trimmed the order down to 24 planes from an initial discussion of 48 Sukhoi Super Flankers.

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The Lions have selected Ireland's Stephen Ferris and Alan Quinlan as their blind-side flankers, although England's Joe Worsley can also play at number six.

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Scott was just one of several young players to impress Meehan during the game along with full-back Jack Cuthbert and flankers Josh Ovens and Guy Mercer.

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Flankers Nic Cudd (from Ponthenri) and Josh Turnball (Newcastle Emlyn), centre Rhys Williams (Burry Port) and full-back Daniel Evans (Ammanford) have all been handed the chance to impress.

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Prop forward Scott Wilson, flankers Jack Allcock and Hugo Peterson and fly-half Jonathan Burn are the players called-up for a three-day development camp at Abingdon School between 16-19 February.

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But the Dragons scored the try their pressure deserved moments later when Parks, like all good open-side flankers, was on hand to barge his way over after Martyn Thomas' break.

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