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The Ukrainian leader might have been expected to slam his opposite number in Moscow for not committing to a 30-day ceasefire, as demanded by Kyiv and its Western allies on Saturday.

Just three minutes after his opposite number's score, Henry Pollock crossed for a try after taking a flat pass across the gain-line and showing an impressive turn of pace to race around Prendergast.

It was then time for a congratulatory embrace with opposite number Ange Postecoglou before he gathered his trusted backroom staff around him.

The ruse worked so well that it was not until opposite number Denis Hickie made his first tackle that he asked Taylor: "What are you doing here?"

At the other end, the Italian's opposite number Alisson produced the "performance of his career" as he single-handedly kept the French side at bay in Paris.