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There are big hand-offs.. and then there's Ruan Pienaar getting fended into a different year

The South African ended up like a turtle on its back after this hand-off.

WE HAVE ALREADY recapped how depressing last weekend was for the provinces but there was one moment of surging power that stood out from Dragons v Ulster too.

As the visitors threatened a comeback against the Newport side, wing Hallam Amos burst down the touchline and slammed Ulster scrum-half Ruan Pienaar to the ground before offloading for Carl Meyer to seal the game.

You won’t see a better hand-off than this bit of strength.

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There were some positives for Ulster, mainly young wing Rory Scholes’ slashing break in the build-up to Craig Gilroy’s opening try (first score in the clip).

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Irish teams weren’t always on the receiving end of big plays last weekend though. Here is Rodney Ah You flying out of the line like a human torpedo and levelling a Cardiff Blues attacker.
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