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Premiership: Newcastle Falcons 52-27 London Irish - Exiles blown away by second-half Falcons blitz
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Saturday, 08 May 2021 09:54
A brace of tries from George McGuigan and Sean Robinson snapped Newcastle's six-match losing streak as they swept London Irish aside with a dazzling second-half display.The Falcons twice came from behind as Louis Schreuder scored his first Newcastle try and Sean Robinson, Ben Stevenson and Tom Penny also went over.Brett Connon's 40-yard penalty closed out the win.Irish had led 15-14…
Premiership: Exeter Chiefs 41-10 Worcester Warriors - Sam Simmonds marks Lions call-up with brace
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Saturday, 08 May 2021 10:53
Sam Simmonds celebrated his British and Irish Lions call-up with two tries as Exeter fought back to beat Worcester.Jamie Shillcock's penalty and Francois Venter's try put Warriors ahead, but a Henry Slade try and Joe Simmonds' kick cut the gap to 10-8 at half-time.Dave Ewers' pushover try put Exeter in front before two close-range Sam Simmonds scores sealed the bonus…
Premiership: Bath 20-40 Bristol Bears - Pat Lam's side seal play-off place
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Saturday, 08 May 2021 11:14
Bristol overcame a 15-point first-half deficit to beat local rivals Bath 40-20 and secure a Premiership play-off spot.Anthony Watson and Rhys Priestland put Bath two tries up after 13 minutes despite Bristol dominating.Nathan Hughes' score and a penalty try either side of half-time got Bristol back into it, before Max Malins and Charles Piutau earned a bonus point.Watson got a…
Premiership: Northampton Saints 7-31 Gloucester - Louis Rees-Zammit with two tries
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Saturday, 08 May 2021 08:02
Louis Rees-Zammit marked his British and Irish Lions selection with two tries as Gloucester beat lacklustre Northampton 31-7 in the Premiership. The winger capped a fine 14th-minute move in a poor first half that saw fellow Welsh Lion Dan Biggar fail a head injury assessment.Ed Slater and Jack Singleton increased Gloucester's lead after half-time.Rees-Zammit's second try sealed the bonus point…
Rainbow Cup: Glasgow Warriors 29-19 Edinburgh - hosts take back 1872 Cup
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Friday, 07 May 2021 14:32
Glasgow Warriors ended Edinburgh's three-year hold on the 1872 Cup with a thrilling, incident-packed Rainbow Cup derby victory at Scotstoun.Tries from Glasgow's Cole Forbes, Fotu Lokotui and Fraser Brown and two from Edinburgh's Dave Cherry meant the home side edged a gripping first half.Edinburgh's Mark Bennett and Warriors' Oli Kebble were also both red-carded.Glasgow's Kyle Steyn and Edinburgh's Stuart McInally…
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Friday, 07 May 2021 14:17
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