Botham

British

/ ˈbəʊθəm /

noun

Sir Ian ( Terence ). born 1955, English cricketer: an all-rounder, he played in 102 test matches (1977–1992) taking an English record of 383 wickets

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Undeterred by Conan's early second-half try, Wales hit back through James Botham and retained hope of completing a huge shock.

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Following a scrappy, disjointed period, Nicky Smith won a scrum penalty off Furlong and gave Wales - who last won a Six Nations match in Dublin in 2012 - an attacking opportunity from which Botham's converted try brought them back to within two points.

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Mee, 22, is one of three starting changes from the 26-23 defeat by Scotland with fly-half Dan Edwards and flanker James Botham coming in for the injured Sam Costelow and Taine Plumtree.

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There is one positional switch with Alex Mann moving from open-side flanker to blind-side to accommodate Botham.

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Botham came on in the first half of the game against Scotland and was an impressive performer, although he was also caught out by Russell's restart.

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