Sentence examples similar to centre pair from inspiring English sources

A couple of years ago, Scott Johnson hailed Matt Scott and Alex Dunbar as a centre pairing for the ages.

Brian O'Driscoll and Jamie Roberts form an Irish-Welsh centre pairing, as has been widely predicted during the tour.

For me and Jonathan Davies, we're up against a new England centre pairing.

Their reshuffled centre pairing of Owen Farrell and Jonathan Joseph may be untested but Jones believes the former has the necessary qualities.

The trio – along with Canterbury centre Josh Morris – are the main contenders for the Blues centre pairing and will be ready to make a major impression.

Matt Scott and Peter Horne finished the last match as the centre pairing, while Sean Lamont has also won Test caps in the centre and could be another option.

All three newcomers are likely to start on the bench, with Owen Farrell and Jonathan Joseph the probable centre pairing and James Haskell in line to start in the back row alongside Chris Robshaw and Billy Vunipola.

Just as Scotland thought they had found a centre pairing for the ages in Alex Dunbar and Mark Bennett, now Duncan Taylor has broken it up with a series of increasingly powerful performances.

It left a centre pairing of Mike Tindall, never the quickest despite his 75 England caps, and Ryan Mills, playing his first game of the season.

Both England and Australia will confirm their lineups on Thursday, with Billy Twelvetrees and Brad Barritt set to form England's fifth different centre pairing in six Tests.

It would be harsh to blame the lack of midfield craft entirely on the leaden-footed Andy Farrell but he and Mike Tindall are already on borrowed time as a complementary centre pairing.