While the validity of the recent British & Irish Lions fixtures against a second-string Western Force and Combined Country sides may well be questioned given the apathy shown towards them by the selectors in Perth, and the sheer inevitability of the mismatch in Newcastle, try telling the players involved on both losing sides that these games should be confined to the annals of history.
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The improvement of Pacific Island rugby in recent years continued at the weekend with Tonga claiming an historic 21-15 victory over Scotland in Aberdeen, a result which led to Scottish head coach Andy Robinson walking away from his post.
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The very fact of their inclusion in this particular set of World Cup reviews will be reminder enough to Scotland fans of a tournament in which their side failed to live up to the promise shown under Andy Robinson’s guiding hand in the last few years.
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Behind the Ruck 