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17th Feb 2015

Video: Peter Stringer cleans the floor with Austin Healy on Rugby Tonight

Battle of the scrum-halves goes to the Irishman

Patrick McCarry

Surely a good omen for Ireland’s upcoming clash with England?

Former Munster and Ireland scrum-half, Peter Stringer was a guest on BT Sport’s Rugby Tonight show, on Monday, and took on Austin Healy – he of Leicester, England and Lions fame – in a passing competition.

The ‘battle of the scrum-halves’ premise was to ping the bullseye – or close to it – on an electronic pad located 10 metres away.

Stringer hit two bullseyes and came close on another couple of occasions.

Healy had a nightmare. It was like his 2001 sparring match with Brian O’Driscoll all over again.

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