The Rugby Paper

Ton up for veteran Toulon wing Clerc

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Try of the week: Gabriel Ibitoye is going all the way to the top, check out his footwork and gas for England in the U20 internatio­nal against Ireland when he made a glorious length off the field try for scrumhalf Ben White, another major talent. Quotes of the week: “Even Stephen Hawking never cracked scrimmagin­g and its laws,” Nick Mullins, left, ponders a collapsed scrum in Rome. Champagne moment: Only one contender, Rory Best lifting the Six Nations trophy as Ireland claim only their third Grand Slam in history. On this day: March 18 1939: won their last Championsh­ip match before World War ll, beating Scotland 9-6 at Murrayfiel­d with Jack Heaton kicking the only three penalties of his Test career. Scotland scored two tries which would have seen them win the game using current scoring values. England Quiz question: How many Six Nations games did England lose during Stuart Lancaster's four years in charge?A: 4 B 6 C:3 Last week's answer: Roy Bish and Gwyn Evans are the two Welshmen to have coached the Italy national rugby team Diary marker: It’s been a funny old season for Quins but next weekend they go for an unlikely treble as Saracens have already beaten them 30-29 at the Allianz in the Anglo Welsh Cup and 20-19 at the Stoop in the Premiershi­p

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Elusive: Gabriel Ibitoye
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