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Northampton Saints must stop 'being victims', says boss Chris Boyd
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Tuesday, 28 December 2021 03:03
Northampton Saints director of rugby Chris Boyd says his side must stop "being the victim" following their 41-27 defeat by Harlequins at Twickenham.They led 21-7 after an inspired start but were two points behind at the interval before Quins put the game out of their reach late on.The result meant Saints will go into 2022 in fifth place in the…
Bath v Exeter Chiefs cancelled because of Covid-19
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Monday, 27 December 2021 13:05
Bath's Premiership Rugby Cup game against visiting Exeter Chiefs has been cancelled because of coronavirus and injuries among the home side.The match was scheduled to take place on 29 December at 19:45 GMT.Bath saidexternal-link "a combination of Covid-related player absences and existing injuries means an insufficient number of front row forwards are available".The club added: "Premiership Rugby will determine the…
Newcastle-Sale: Falcons awarded win for Sharks' Covid-related postponement
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Monday, 27 December 2021 10:32
Newcastle Falcons have been awarded a four-point win following the Boxing Day postponement against Covid-hit Sale.In keeping with last season's protocol surrounding Covid-affected games, the match will be officially recorded as a 0-0 draw, with four points to Newcastle and two points to Sale.Sale called off the fixture after a "significant number" of positive cases.The decision to postpone was made…
Premiership: Harlequins 41-27 Northampton - Champions edge to win over Saints
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Monday, 27 December 2021 11:14
Defending champions Harlequins ended a memorable year victoriously as they climbed to third in the Premiership by narrowly edging past Northampton.In a heated encounter, Saints led 21-7 at Twickenham after two early tries for Juarno Augustus and one for Alex Waller, all improved by Dan Biggar.But Alex Dombrandt added a second to his own early try, matched by two from…
Women's Allianz Premier 15s: Harlequins beat Wasps at Twickenham to go second
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Monday, 27 December 2021 10:04
Jess Breach made a try-scoring return from her broken back as Harlequins beat Wasps 29-5 to go second in the Allianz Premier 15s.The England winger gave Quins the lead at the end of the first half in the first women's rugby union league game to be played at Twickenham Stadium. Ellie Boatman's unconverted reply meant Quins led 7-5 at the…
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