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Following a summit meeting this week, referees have been told to be stricter on tight-head props who fail to bind on the body of the opposing loose-head and to enforce straight put-ins.

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The tight-head, having to absorb on his own put-in at the scrummage the pincer movement against him by the loose-head and hooker in the opposing front row, is as important as anyone on the field.

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Next, in the rematch with the Wallabies in Durban, he asked Smit to shift from hooker to tight-head to allow Du Plessis on the field, which effectively introduced tired legs – Smit's – into the most demanding scrummaging position in the pack, and again the Boks were charged full price.

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Leicester heaved a considerable sigh of relief yesterday when they persuaded their Italian international tight-head prop Martin Castrogiovanni to ignore considerable offers from French clubs to stay in the East Midlands.

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Or will it be Martin Castrogiovanni, stoutness itself in the Six Nations for Italy, on the Leicester tight-head?

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Vying with him at tight-head are David Wilson and Paul Doran-Jones.

Dan Cole the tighthead Tiger who is too good to ditch Michael Aylwin 2010

Lock Kane Thompson rose above everyone else, Kahn Fotuali'I, the scrum half heading for Ospreys, had a couple of darts and when the ball finally appeared from the forward collective, Samoa went right then left, reducing the Welsh cover to shreds before their tight-head prop, Anthony Perenise found a clear route home.

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David Wilson takes over from Dan Cole at tight-head prop and Matt Banahan replaces Mike Tindall in the midfield.

Martin Johnson keeps key men together as England seek to beat Samoa Paul Rees 2010

WALES' lack of depth at tight-head has been much publicised following Adam Jones' recent injury troubles.

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If France, denied the services of their outstanding tight-head prop Nicolas Mas through injury and unsure of their best half-back combination, manage another victory today, it will the "result from the end of the earth".

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