opposition

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The 43-year-old reiterated to his players the importance of approaching their trip to face fourth-tier opposition with the right mentality, but his words could scarcely have prepared them for the messy reality on the ground.

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When you look at his touches in the opposition box - 60 in total - he ranks down in 26th.

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a deadly toxin found in poison dart frogs in South America, the UK and some of its European allies have said.

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The visit, which was the first by a British prime minister since Theresa May in 2018, was criticised by some opposition figures.

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Collectively, the team's defence, which has kept opposition shuttling sideways for the past year, was suddenly full of creaks and creases for Scotland to exploit.

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