A KIND SCHEDULE AND POST-LIONS FATIGUE SWINGS THE BALL INTO FRANCE’S COURT. WILL ALLDRITT AND CO TAKE ADVANTAGE BY RETAINING THEIR TITLE?

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VERSATILITY IS GIVING THIS SCOTTISH HALF-BACK THE EDGE OVER THE COMPETITION FOR THE UPCOMING SIX NATIONS

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