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What became of Taulupe Faletau's team-mates in his first game of professional rugby

He came on as a replacement for the final eight minutes on a wet Sunday afternoon in Edinburgh .

The BBC reported that with two minutes to go at Murrayfield, 18-year-old Taulupe Faletau spilled the ball with the line at his mercy, summing up a match of uneven quality that ended in a surprise Dragons victory that prevented the hosts from returning to the top of the Magners League.

It was November 1, 2009, and the Welsh team won 9-8 at a desolate venue that had had some 65,772 empty seats on the day.

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