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It was perhaps unfortunate, as he acknowledged himself, to be talking about this at the end of a week with the famously hedonistic Baa-Baas but Cipriani also defended the decision to let the players go out in the first place.

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Gatland is the man in possession, while Blues coach Young, who is in charge of the Baa-Baas, is seen as the Welshman most likely to one day succeed him.

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The full-back raced clear for his second try, with Iesofa Tekori,Sergio Parisse and Mathieu Bastareaud also crossing for the Baa-Baas.

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Having benefitted from an interception, the Baa-Baas conceded one when Stoddart took Tito's pass to race 65 metres down the touchline to score, fly-half Jones converting.

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The Baa-Baas were not only superior up front on paper.

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Whatever happens, Young is likely to be Gatland's heir apparent if the WRU decide to go Welsh and he will be looking to put down a marker with his Baa-Baas side in Cardiff.

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The former Australia rugby league international got his first experience of rugby union off the bench in the Baa-Baas' win against England at Twickenham a week ago, and he caught the eye in his cameo appearance in yesterday's 31-28 win over Wales at the Millennium Stadium.

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Elsewhere, debutants Ryan Bevington - at loosehead prop - and number eight Toby Faletau were up against two of the world's most highly-rated operators in ex-All Black Carl Hayman and Italy captain Sergio Parisse, who also led the Baa-Baas on this tour.

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Young and Johnson will enjoy their stint with the Baa-Baas and the chance to work with some of the best players on the planet, like Italy's Sergio Parrise, New Zealand's Doug Howlett, South Africa's Ruan Pienaar and Australia's George Smith.

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And while the Baa-Baas could count on a backbone of Test player, they had two uncapped starters in fly-half Brock James and Cardiff Blues lock Paul Tito.

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