
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Ben Youngs made the WRONG decision in the final knockings of Leicester's defeat by Bath, I could not understand it. But in many ways it summed up his career
Saturday's Gallagher Premiership final was there for Leicester to snatch.
But, ultimately, the best team won. Bath deserved to claim victory in the one-off title decider and they also deserved to be league champions because they were the division's superior side throughout the league campaign. Hats off to them and their head of rugby Johann van Graan.
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