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Benetton send Sharks packing to claim first URC win of season
By PA
Benetton got their United Rugby Championship season up and running with a convincing 38-10 bonus-point win over Sharks at Stadio Monigo.
First-half tries from Paolo Odogwu, Rhyno Smith and Ignacio Mendy put the Italians in the box seat, with fly-half Jacob Umaga converting all three and adding a penalty.
Smith went over for the bonus-point score after 68 minutes, with Leonardo Marin also crossing, and Umaga converted both to take his personal haul to 13 points.
Ntuthuko Mchunu scored a late consolation try for the visitors.
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If they want to be conservative they can bring him off the bench against Japan, but realistically he should be starting 7, maybe have cane on the bench behind him just in case for the Japan test.
After that, from England onwards the make up should be
6. Sititi
7. Ollie Mathis
8. Lakai
(Hoskins on the bench).
Go to commentsThat was in England, France and maybe Japan. I'm not sure about "business" but those unions should have been able to make a centralised system work if they had been decisive instead of just leaving it up to the clubs. Too late now.
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