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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Saracens miss out on play-offs despite Bath win
Elliot Daly's try helped Saracens to a bonus-point win which was not enough to get them into the top four. [PA Media] Gallagher Premiership Saracens (19) 36 Tries: Segun, George 2, Daly, Dan, Burke Cons: Burke 3 Bath (7) 26 Tries: Green, Offiah, Tuipolutu, Hennessey Cons: Bailey 3 Saracens chalked up the bonus-point win over Bath they needed to retain any hope of making the Premiership play-offs but results elsewhere thwarted their bid. Sarries needed a bonus-point victory and for two of the teams above them to fail to prevail on the final day of the regular season, and were always in charge against an under-strength Bath side. Advertisement Dan George scored two tries, and Rotimi Segun, Elliot Daly, Theo Dan and Fergus Burke all crossed the line but with Saracens' rivals all winning, they could not move out of sixth place. The win gave Alex Goode, playing his 402nd and final game before retirement, an emotional send-off but scorelines in other parts of the country meant the Men in Black failed to finish in the top four for only the third time since 2009. Bath handed debuts to seven players and their youngsters staged a big finish as 18-year-old Tyler Offiah, son of rugby league legend Martin, marked his debut with a second half try, quickly followed by scores for Kepu Tuipolutu and Louie Hennessey. Saracens' chances of making the top four were effectively ended a fortnight ago by a late Northampton Saints try which saw them go down 28-24 but on a tense final day they could still have finished second, behind Bath, with the right set of results. Advertisement A hopeful home crowd was soon silenced as the very young Bath pack, without a single starter above 23 years old, began brightly. They ran the ball directly at the Sarries line for Green to burrow over and put the visitors ahead. That youthful exuberance in attack, however, was soon swamped by the stark reality of trying to defend against an efficient and well-practised set of Sarries forwards who soon put them under intense pressure. Saracens hit back immediately as Fergus Burke's fine kick took them to five metres and a quick switch to the left sent Segun over. The Sarries pack took full control after that, George finishing two maul tries either side of Daly's try, which came from an angled run onto Ivan van Zyl's pass from the base of the scrum. Advertisement With the bonus-point banked, George was taken off ahead of what would probably have been a hat-trick, and his replacement Dan pocketed the third maul try of the day within 90 seconds of going onto the field as the home forwards imposed themselves. Burke, whose kicking was poor on the day, bagged a try by latching onto van Zyl's chip and then himself lobbing the cover before gathering to go over under the posts. Bath, who will face local rivals Bristol next Friday in the first play-off semi-final, had the final say with a flourish which gave their supporters a taste of the future. Offiah had a sparkling cameo on his league debut, producing a finish of which his father would have been proud and then coming up with a break that laid the platform for another prospect, 19-year-old Tuipolutu. Advertisement Bath staged a big finish as Hennessey ran in an interception try which momentarily put the result in doubt until Sarries closed the game out. Saracens: Carre, George, Riccioni, Itoje, Isiekwe, McFarland, Onyeama-Christie, Willis, van Zyl, Burke, Segun, Tompkins, Daly, Elliott, Goode Replacements: Dan, Mawi, Beaton, Tizard, Gonzalez, Earl, Bracken, Cinti Bath: Kirk, Spandler, Griffin, Jeanes, Richards, Staddon, Cowan, Green, Schreuder, Bailey, McConnochie, Parry, Hennessey, Emens, Woods. Replacements: Tuipolutu, Cordwell, Verden, Graham, Timmins, le Roux, Offiah, Stewart. Referee: Karl Dickson
BreakingNews.ie
27-05-2025
- Business
- BreakingNews.ie
James Lowe on waiting for Lions selection: 'It was an emotional rollercoaster'
Leinster and Ireland winger James Lowe has described the wait for his name to be called out for the British and Irish Lions squad as 'absolutely horrible'. Lowe was one of 15 Irish players selected by head coach Andy Farrell for the tour of Australia, in what will be his first tour. Advertisement Despite being expected by many pundits and fans to be selected, and even starting in the summer tests, Lowe admitted the wait was a nervous one, as he watched the squad announced on television. Looking back on the day, Lowe said it was a special moment for him and his family. "A lot of things go on before the team is actually announced, but it is absolutely horrible. "When the team starts getting announced, you are thinking of the other people you are competing against, I heard Elliot Daly's name and I thought oh no, there's a left winger. Advertisement "When I hear the boys in here's names, I am celebrating as well, I was a rollercoaster of emotions sitting there with my wife. "Everyone is telling you your name is coming, but until you hear it on the screen, hear it and being announced, you don't really believe it, it looks kind of surreal. "When Hugo Keenan got announced, I was like L is after K, and then it was Blair Kinghorn, I thought I was next. I thought there is still a chance I was after this. "It was a huge sigh of relief and an amazing feeling." Advertisement The squad announcement was just days after Leinster's shock defeat to Northampton in the Champions Cup semi-final, as the English side lost to Bordeaux on Saturday. Attention now turns to the URC quarter-final against the Scarlets on Saturday, as Leinster search for their first trophy since 2021. In the fallout from the Northampton defeat, much was made of how Leinster's game management, as they turned down chances to score penalties and kicked for touch or decided tap and go moves. For Lowe, he said, while he backs Leinster's decisions in big games, he is a fan of taking three points in knockout rugby. Advertisement "I would never question anyone who has that responsibility, but its knockout rugby, and if we can accumulate scoreboard pressure, I am all about that. "If you look at that spreadsheet that was doing the circulation, Jesus Christ they are overpaid and overworked at the moment anyway." "Three, six, nine, do with a bit of scoreboard pressure, keep teams away, keep it a two-score game, especially if you get an early penalty, I don't see why you wouldn't take the three, reset and get a good exit off that. "I'll pass that on to the powers that be above my pay grade, the traffic light system would be a nice wee thing."
BBC News
17-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Late try sees Saints hit Saracens' play-off hopes
Gallagher PremiershipNorthampton (7) 28Tries: Kemeny, Haffar 2, Cons: Smith, Hutchinson 2Saracens (19) 24Tries: Willis, Gonzalez, Daly, Segun Cons: Burke 2 Tarek Haffar's last-second try saw Northampton beat Saracens 28-24 and strike a huge blow to Sarries' play-off Kemeny's early try for Saints was cancelled out by a close-range Tom Willis score and a well-worked Juan Martin Gonzalez try before Elliot Daly added a Segun got the bonus-point try early in the second period before Saints replacement Haffar got one back as the hosts spurned a number of good chances to add to their ensured a barnstorming finish as they earned a penalty-try after Andy Onyeama-Christie pulled down a maul - and Haffar went over as the clock ticked over the 80-minute mark to secure a great comeback. The loss means Saracens remain sixth in the Premiership and must beat Bath - who are already assured of first place - next Saturday and hope other results go their way if they are to make the to follow. Northampton: Ramm; Freeman, Dingwall (capt), Hutchinson, Litchfield; Smith, Mitchell; Iyogun, Langdon, Davison, Mayanavanua, Lockett, Coles, Kemeny, Wright, Haffar, Millar Mills, Prowse, Scott-Young, Weimann, Garside, SeabrookSaracens: Goode; Elliott, Daly, Tompkins, Segun; Burke, van Zyl; Mawi, George, Riccioni, Itoje (capt), Isiekwe, Gonzalez, Earl, Dan, Brantingham, Clarey, Tizard, McFarland, Onyeama-Christie, Bracken, card: Onyeama-Christie (72)Referee: Luke Pearce
Times
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Times
Andy Farrell will pick Lions centre pairing to suffocate Australia
Stage one. Who will tour? Bar the odd injury and late change of personnel, we now know the answer to that. The more significant question, however, is: 'How?' How will the British & Irish Lions — brought together once every four years — play? It will dictate the nature of selection come the Test matches. Let's look to the centres for an answer. Elliot Daly is blessed with the skills to shine at outside centre, wing or full back. He's wonderfully versatile but it would be a surprise to see him start in the No13 shirt. And then there's Tommy Freeman. The Northampton Saints right wing showed he has potential to influence games from the midfield when he scored his solo try against Wales, but
BBC News
09-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Maro Itoje to captain British and Irish Lions
Maro Itoje has been named captain of the men's British and Irish Lions for their tour of Lions are a team made up of rugby union stars from England, Ireland, Wales and put together every four years to face one of the world's best rugby teams - rotating between Australia, New Zealand and South also captain of the England team and Saracens, said being chosen to lead the team was a "tremendous honour, a tremendous privilege". British and Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell has selected a 38-man squad for the summer tour of first of three matches against Australia is on 19 are the best represented country with 15 players making the squad, England will supply 13, with eight from Scotland and two from captain Maro Itoje and his England and Saracens' team-mate Elliot Daly, this is a third Lions tour, as it is for Ireland's Tadhg are also 15 clubs represented in the Lions squad, including eight of the 10 Premiership teams, three of the four Irish provinces and both Scottish professional sides.
