With both sides falling foul of referee Rob Debney and conceding a stream of penalties at rucks and scrums the match was a stop-go, error-strewn affair from the fifth minute front-row flare-up which handed Cipriani his opening penalty.

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After a fortunate 28-28 error-strewn draw against the Barbarians in the opening match of the tour, and a 27-17 loss to the senior Australian team, Johnson's tourists needed a morale-boosting performance and result from this game.

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In the end, it was Davydenko who brought the world number three back into the match with a poor game at 4-4, making a backhand error before going for too much on a cross-court forehand and dragging it into the tramlines on break point.

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The Irish struggled and spluttered through their opening pool match against Namibia and tonight they will be wanting to put that error-strewn performance behind them ahead of the crunch contests against France and Argentina.

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Thanks to an error by Robert Green of England, the match ended in a 1-1 tie.

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Murray took advantage of the lifeline with a Verdasco double-fault giving the Scot the chance to serve for the match, which he did thanks to another backhand error from the Spaniard.

BBC: Murray maintains winning sequence