Deacon Can Step Into the Scarlets Breach - and Also for Wales
Western Mail › October 17, 2009
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Summary
THE Scarlets will look to Kiwi Deacon Manu to fill their tighthead prop berth at London Irish this afternoon - and Wales could yet look to the same man after Rhys Thomas was ruled out of the autumn series yesterday with a foot injury.
Manu qualifies for Wales on residency grounds and the fact his name is even being touted gives you an idea of the dearth of options facing Warren Gatland.See the full content of this document
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Deacon Can Step Into the Scarlets Breach - and Also for Wales
With Lions prop Adam Jones, Blues loosehead John Yapp and now Thomas already ruled out of Wales' four-match November programme, it leaves Sale's Eifion Lewis Roberts and Ospreys duo Craig Mitchell and Cai Griffiths as the front-runners. But Manu has to be seen as an outsider.
Manu fills the Scarlets No 3 jersey toda...See the full content of this document
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