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Last-gasp Bath snatch final Champions Cup spot
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Saturday, 18 May 2019 10:36
Bath snatched a late victory at Leicester Tigers and the final European Champions Cup place in an epic game.Jacques van Rooyen's close-range score and Rhys Priestland's conversion completed a second-half comeback to see them edge out Sale into sixth place.Leicester had earlier led by 14 points with tries by Ellis Genge, Brendon O'Connor and Clayton Blommetjies and 16 points from…
Quins miss out on play-offs after Lang's late penalty falls short
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Saturday, 18 May 2019 10:57
James Lang missed a last-minute long-range penalty as Harlequins failed to reach the Premiership play-offs after they fell to defeat at Wasps.Josh Bassett's effort and Joe Simpson's double put Wasps 24-8 ahead with 25 minutes left but Danny Care's close-range try sparked a Quins revival.After Lang and Lima Sopoaga traded penalties, Elia Elia's converted score put the visitors two points…
Exeter beat Saints to finish top of Premiership
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Saturday, 18 May 2019 11:27
Exeter claimed top spot in the Premiership with victory against Northampton, who they will host next week in the play-off semi-finals. Piers Francis and Henry Slade exchanged tries before Rory Hutchinson went over to give Saints the lead. Exeter hit back with scores from Ben Moon and Don Armand, before Cobus Reinach made it 21-21 at half-time. Tries from Matt…
How the Premiership final day unfolded - and who faces who in the semi-finals
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Saturday, 18 May 2019 12:13
Exeter Chiefs will host Northampton Saints and Saracens are to face Gloucester in the Premiership play-off semi-finals after a chaotic final day of the regular season.The two matches will be played back-to-back on 25 May, with live text and radio commentary of both on the BBC Sport website and app.For long periods on Saturday, however, it was far from clear…
Tim Visser: Harlequins & former Scotland wing to retire at end of season
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Friday, 17 May 2019 03:08
Harlequins and former Scotland wing Tim Visser is to retire at the end of the current season.The 31-year-old ended his Test career a year ago and will now quit the professional game to "move on to new challenges outside of rugby".Netherlands-born Visser, known as the "The Flying Dutchman", scored 14 tries in 33 Tests after qualifying for Scotland through residency…
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