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GEORGE KLOSKA Bath hooker v JAMIE BLAMIRE Newcastle hooker

Two outstanding young English hookers. Kloska was making his Premiership debut but, despite a misdirected lineout early on and a creaking Bears scrum in the first half, he came through with flying colours. England U20 cap Blamire was also outstanding, a real handful in the loose and strong scrummager. We’ll be hearing much more about both players. Kloska by a whisker.