Despite the poor start, the Llanelli-based second-row remains confident ahead of Saturday's match with the Irish.

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The Oxford-based player made it eight points in a row by holding to love, but at 5-5 handed Agassi the advantage again and the American went on to take the set 7-5.

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Stowers will line up at blind-side flanker, with Perpignan's Henry Tuilagi at number eight and Ofisa Treviranus - one of only two home-based players in the starting XV - completing the back-row.

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Satellite-based systems, such as service offered by Row 44, offer faster speeds, more bandwidth and global coverage over oceans, but aren't as developed yet.

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"I hung in there and managed 10 pars in a row which is pretty solid, " said the 28-year-old Ascot-born, Wentworth-based golfer with a brave face.

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