World Cup bolter? Ollie Thorley scored a peach

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Try of the week:

And of the season thus far, Ollie Thorley's sensational second try against , stepping and burning off four Leicester defenders after a superb counter attack from Ben Morgan. Is Gloucester's Thorley 's bolter?

Quotes of the week:

“I don't think I'll go to another referees' meeting in my life. It's a waste of time” – , right, was still chuntering about that disallowed try in midweek…but he had a point.

Champagne moment:

The sublime one handed bat on by , below, to create a try for Jason Woodward in that win against Tigers.

On this day:

November 18, 2000

followed up their sensational 43-31 World Cup semi- win over with a 42-33 win when the two sides met in Marseilles.

Quiz question:

England have scored at least four tries in each of the last three Tests v Australia. In the previous 46 meetings how many times did they manage this? A. 13 B. 9 C. 2

Last week's answer: It was A Paul Moriarty, below, who scored ' try in their first ever win over Tonga, a 15-7 triumph in Nuku A'lofa in 1986.

Diary marker:

The World Cup repechage tournament in Marseilles comes to an end on Friday night with Germany playing Kenya and meeting Hong Kong.

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