Clubmates James Hamilton and Martin Castrogiovanni go head to head at the Rugby World Cup on Saturday with the loser facing elimination from the tournament.
Tigers lock Hamilton has been selected alongside Nathan Hines in Scotland’s second row for the crunch clash with Italy, for whom Castrogiovanni starts at tighthead for a fourth successive match and earns his 49th international cap.
Tigers lock Hamilton has been selected alongside Nathan Hines in Scotland’s second row for the crunch clash with Italy, for whom Castrogiovanni starts at tighthead for a fourth successive match and earns his 49th international cap.
Scotland are two points ahead of their rivals after wins over Portugal and Romania going into the final game in Pool C. Italy have failed to gain a bonus point in their three games so far.
Alesana Tuilagi’s World Cup ended on a winning note on Wednesday evening as Samoa triumped 25-21 against the USA.
The Tigers winger scored one of the tries and heads back to Leicester having played every minute of Samoa’s four-match campaign.
