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John Jones

Sam Warburton can't contain his laughter as presenter suffers live TV nightmare

BBC presenter Ugo Monye was left red-faced on Sunday night after getting hiccups on live TV. The former England star was hosting Rugby Special for the first time this season when the hiccups struck at the worst possible moment, with the rest of the studio left in stitches as he soldiered on.

Together with pundits Sam Warburton and John Barclay, Monye was poring over the highlights from the opening weekend of the 2023 Six Nations and the trio were about to dissect Wales' defeat to Ireland when the former Harlequins back suffered the first hiccup.

After watching the game back, the host was about to kick-start the discussion when he hiccupped, before regaining his composure and asking former Wales skipper Warburton: "Well, Ireland certainly didn't miss a beat, especially in that first half Sam, 27-3 was the score at half-time, but what was the most impressive part of that half?"

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