ut two and walked none, is 9-0 with a 2.28 ERA. NOTES: Puig was scratched from the starting lineup because of a strained right

Ben Teo has revealed it was a conversation with Australia star Israel Folau that gave him the belief to cross codes and pursue an international career with England.Teo made his Test debut off the bench in Saturdays 37-21 victory over South Africa and is poised to win a second cap when Fiji visit Twickenham this weekend in the second of four autumn internationals.Born in Auckland but moving to Australia when he was 17, he grew up playing both codes of rugby but it was league that claimed his allegiance and he went on to make eight State of Origin appearances for Queensland.Folau had already made the transition when the two shared a house together for five months in Sydney and it was the brilliant Wallabies full-back who ultimately convinced his former Brisbane Broncos team-mate to switch codes.I was living with Israel Folau at the time, we were living in Kensington. I was at Souths and he was at Waratahs, Teo said. I was feeling a little bit stale and asking myself some questions and I bounced it off him a little bit.I said Im 27, do you think its too late?. He said No, no its not too late. I asked if he thought that I would be alright or is it too hard? He said No I think that you can do it. Hes someone that gave me a lot of confidence to give it a go. I left the door open when I first came because I didnt know what would happen. If I had left it too late and I just wasnt on everyone elses level I would have gone back.The initial part was hard but then I really started to enjoy the game and fall back in love with it. The World Cup was a really big thing for me. I watched every game and really enjoyed it as a spectator.I started getting the love back. And then I shut the door - there was no way I was going back.Teos first union club was Leinster, and Ireland were hoping to eventually secure his services on residency grounds before Eddie Jones persuaded him to opt for England, an act made possible through his mothers heritage.The first thing I decided was wanting to play rugby union. Obviously my time in rugby league was fun but I was looking for something else, Teo said. I had some questions myself, such as if I had stayed in union as a kid would I have made it? Would I have been a good player? I needed to answer those questions myself.The opportunity to play union took me to Ireland, thats where I played and then a chat with Eddie. A chat about if I got myself over to the Premiership I would have an opportunity if I played well to put myself in the system and thats how it came along. I obviously knew being eligible and having a passport, it was just the way that it went! 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Jordan Lynch, the all-purpose Heisman Trophy finalist from Northern Illinois, failed to make it into that exclusive club. LOS ANGELES -- Put the Arizona Diamondbacks in Dodger Stadium, throw in extra innings, and theyre tough to beat. Martin Prado had two RBIs, including a run-scoring double during a four-run 12th inning, to help the D-backs win 8-6 on Wednesday night. The first-place D-backs improved to 8-2 in extra innings -- 6-1 on the road -- this season, and are 17-7 at Dodger Stadium since 2011, the best record among NL West opponents. They clinched their fourth consecutive series win over the Dodgers. "It means a lot because they tied it up and we just kept plugging along," said reliever Heath Bell, who gave up a leadoff home run to Ramon Hernandez in the bottom of the 12th. There was no repeat of the brawl that occurred in the seventh inning of the Dodgers 5-3 victory a night earlier, when six players and coaches were ejected. No batters were hit by pitches this time. Before the game, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly talked with D-backs manager Kirk Gibson, who got tossed after the two former stars were among those clashing in the melee. "We had a good conversation," Gibson said. "We all know that was very intense last night and a little bit ugly." Eight of the nine games between the teams this season have been decided by three runs or fewer. The Diamondbacks had 20 hits while improving to 7-2 against the Dodgers. Seven of their hits were singles, tying for the most in franchise history. Prado put the Diamondbacks ahead 5-4 with a ground-rule double to left field off Ronald Belisario (3-5), who was charged with four runs and three hits in two-thirds of an inning. He walked two and didnt retire any of the four batters he faced in the 12th. Arizona made it 6-4 on Cliff Penningtons bases-loaded RBI single off Brandon League, the Dodgers seventh pitcher. League gave up four runs over two-thirds of an inning in Los Angeles 5-1 loss in the series opener Monday. Gerardo Parra added a two-run single to centre. "Most of the time theyre hitting my fastball," League said. "For me, its always been that if my fastball is not right, you cant expect anything else to be right. Thats kind of where Im at right now." Josh Collmenter (3-0) got the win with two innings of relief. He gave up one hit and struck out two. Arizonas Cody Ross and Migguel Montero each tied their career highs with four hits.dddddddddddd In the bottom of the 12th, Yasiel Puig scored on a groundout by Mark Ellis. With two runners on, Bell retired pinch-hitter Tim Federowicz on a grounder to end it. Arizona tied the game 4-all on Monteros RBI single in the seventh. Diamondbacks starter Patrick Corbin had a 3-0 cushion when he gave up five consecutive hits with two outs in the fifth, allowing the Dodgers to take a 4-3 lead. "I just couldnt get that third out in the fifth," he said. "It was just one of those things where any pitch I threw got hit." Hernandez had an RBI groundout that scored Juan Uribe, who led off with a double. Dodgers starter Hyun-Jin Ryu tripled to deep right field -- the first of his career -- and Parra misplayed the ball as it skipped past his outstretched glove. That drove in Alex Castellanos, who reached on a ground-rule double and went to third on Monteros passed ball. The Dodgers tied the game and went ahead on RBI singles by Nick Punto and Adrian Gonzalez. The Diamondbacks took a 3-0 lead in the fourth. Prado and Didi Gregorius had RBI singles before Prado scored on a double play grounder by Pennington. Ryu allowed a season-high 11 hits and three runs, walked two and tied his season low with two strikeouts. Although he left the game trailing, Corbin remained undefeated in 13 starts after giving up four runs -- tying his season high -- and eight hits in five innings, his shortest outing this year. The left-hander, who struck out two and walked none, is 9-0 with a 2.28 ERA. NOTES: Puig was scratched from the starting lineup because of a strained right shoulder, but he entered as part of a double switch in the 12th. ... No discipline by Major League Baseball for the brawl was expected to be announced until at least Thursday, when both teams are off. ... MLB announced the Diamondbacks and Dodgers will open the 2014 season with a two-game series in Australia from March 22-23. ... The Dodgers signed four selections from last weeks draft, including first-round pick RHP Chris Anderson from Jacksonville University. The 18th pick overall, he received a signing bonus of $2,109,900, which is the slot value. ... The Dodgers get their first off day Thursday since May 23. ' ' '