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Scratch XV that downed Boks

Scratch XV

Brendan Gallagher was at Sixways when a National League One team caused a big upset - here he looks back to the year 2000 and the day England’s second tier took on and beat the South Africans

The RFU Championship, it seems, is always fighting for its life yet equally it has always been so full of talent and potential. It was exactly the same 24 years ago when at short notice National League One – the equivalent of today’s Championship XV – put together a scratch XV and only went and beat the Springboks dirt-trackers 35-30 at Sixways, an occasion fondly remembered by those of us who report...

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