Rugby
'Human nature' for Leinster to try to protect lead
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Sunday, 05 May 2024 00:35
Leinster had been dominant against the Premiership leaders in the first half, with Cullen adding that credit must go to Northampton for coming into the game after the turn."You can try and sit and protect what you have, that can be the real challenge," he added. "Can you try and push on at that stage? We maybe struggled with that…
Dowson laments Northampton's first-half inaccuracy
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Saturday, 04 May 2024 14:07
"We were not accurate enough in the first half and we gave a very good side a 17-point head start," Dowson told BBC Radio 5 Live."They shut us down at the set-piece efficiently and we couldn't get the ball away from the breakdown quickly so our attack was stilted."This is the first European semi we have been in for some…
Gloucester beat Benetton to reach Challenge Cup final
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Saturday, 04 May 2024 10:34
Gloucester remain on track for their third Challenge Cup victory, having won in 2006 and 2015 and also their second piece of silverware this season after winning the Premiership Rugby Cup in March, despite not having a season to remember in the Premiership.The hosts got off to the perfect start with Hathaway starting in place of experienced Argentine Santiago Carreras…
Leinster beat Saints to make Euro final with Lowe treble
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Saturday, 04 May 2024 11:41
Leinster were on the front foot from the restart with the ball worked patiently across for Lowe to score once again in the 43rd minute.Northampton responded with their most consistent spell of possession but were undone by timely interventions, first from Joe McCarthy and then Andrew Porter. This fixture has already featured one famous comeback, with Leinster having come from…
Euro semi at Croke Park 'real privilege' for Leinster
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Friday, 03 May 2024 08:26
Investec Champions Cup semi-finalVenue: Croke Park, Dublin Date: Saturday, 4 May Time: 17:30 BSTCoverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra & BBC Radio Northampton; live text updates on BBC Sport website and appAs rugby again becomes a temporary tenant at the spiritual home of Gaelic Games in Ireland, both Leinster and Northampton Saints have been studying Croke Park's…
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