Duhan van der Merwe scores for Scotland against Italy in the Six Nations. Photo: Getty Images.
VIDEO: Duhan goes airborne in Six Nations thriller
Just when you think you’ve seen it all from Duhan van der Merwe, the South African-born Scotland wing finds a way to amaze the rugby world again.
Duhan van der Merwe scores for Scotland against Italy in the Six Nations. Photo: Getty Images.
Just when you think you’ve seen it all from Duhan van der Merwe, the South African-born Scotland winger finds a way to amaze the rugby world again. Check out the latest trick he pulled off in the Six Nations.
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Scotland didn’t have it all their own way in this Test against the plucky Italians, but they managed to hang on to clinch a dramatic 26-14 win to ensure they finish third in the Six Nations standings behind Ireland and France.
Van der Merwe would score the first try of the game and he did so in sublime fashion.
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From a quick tap in front of the posts, the ball was swung wide and Huw Jones went on a darting run before firing off a long pass to van der Merwe, who flung himself in the air to keep his feet from going into touch and to see off the attention of the Italian cover defender.
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HERE ARE THE SIX NATIONS TEAMS FOR ROUND 5
SCOTLAND 26 ITALY 14 (Edinburgh, Saturday)
Scotland — 15 Ollie Smith, 14 Kyle Steyn, 13 Huw Jones, 12 Sione Tuipulotu, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Blair Kinghorn, 9 Ben White, 8 Jack Dempsey, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Jamie Ritchie (captain), 5 Jonny Gray, 4 Sam Skinner, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 George Turner, 1 Pierre Schoeman.
Subs: 16 Ewan Ashman, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Willem Nel, 19 Scott Cummings, 20 Matt Fagerson, 21 Ali Price, 22 Ben Healy, 23 Cameron Redpath.
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Italy — 15 Tommaso Allan, 14 Pierre Bruno, 13 Juan Ignacio Brex, 12 Tommaso Menoncello, 11 Simone Gesi, 10 Paolo Garbisi, 9 Alessandro Fusco, 8 Lorenzo Cannone, 7 Michele Lamaro, 6 Sebastian Negri, 5 Federico Ruzza, 4 Edoardo Iachizzi, 3 Marco Riccioni, 2 Giacomo Nicotera, 1 Danilo Fischetti.
Subs: 16 Marco Manfredi, 17 Federico Zani, 18 Pietro Ceccarelli, 19 Niccolo Cannone, 20 Giovanni Pettinelli, 21 Manuel Zuliani, 22 Alessandro Garbisi, 23 Luca Morisi.
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