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BBC News
2 hours ago
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- BBC News
Bath end 29-year wait for Premiership title
Gallagher Premiership finalBath (13) 23Tries: Du Toit, Ojomoh Cons: Russell 2 Pens: Russell 2Leicester (7) 21Tries: Van Poortvliet, Kata, Ilione Cons: Pollard 3 Bath held off a resilient Leicester Tigers to win their first Premiership title in 29 years with a narrow 23-21 victory at Allianz Stadium Twickenham to also clinch a 2024-25 win crowns Bath as champions of England for the seventh time in their history but the first since 1996. Bath have been the trailblazing team in the league this season and went into the final as overwhelming favourites after finishing 11 points clear at the top of the van Poortvliet had given Leicester an early lead but Thomas du Toit's try and another from Max Ojomah – created by Finn Russell's show-stopping interception – pushed Bath 13 points Kata pulled back a crucial try for the Tigers but when departing Leicester legend Dan Cole was sent to the sin-bin with 11 minutes to go, Russell slotted a second still had something in the tank and Emeka Ilione's score five minutes from time set up a grandstand finish but Bath held on. Bath also become the first team since opponents Leicester in 2001 to seal a treble after winning the Premiership Rugby Cup and the European Challenge Cup earlier this to follow. Bath: De Glanville; Cokanasiga, Ojomoh, Redpath, Muir; Russell, Spencer (c); Obano, Dunn, Du Toit; Roux, Ewels, Hill, Pepper, Annett, Van Wyk, Stuart, Molony, Bayliss, Carr-Smith, Donoghue, Steward; Radwan, Kata, Woodward, Hassell-Collins; Pollard, Van Poortvliet; Smith, Montoya (c), Heyes; Henderson, Chessum, Liebenberg, Reffell, Clare, Cronin, Cole, Rogerson, Ilione, Youngs, Volavola, bin: Montoya (28 mins), Cole (69 mins)Referee: Karl Dickson More to follow.
ABC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- ABC News
Manusina Samoa primed to reclaim women's Oceania Championship title from Fijiana
Another battle royal can be anticipated in Sigatoka when host nation Fiji lock horns once again with Samoa to decide who will be Oceania Women's Rugby champions for 2025. Two years ago, Manusina got the job done by a single point, but last year it was Fiji who came out on top, beating their arch-rivals 27-13. The two sides have warmed up for what essentially is a grand final by scoring big wins over Tonga, but tomorrow is expected to be a much closer and hard fought encounter. Fresh from running in three tries against the Tongans, Davina Lasini will line up again on the wing again for Manusina, and she says it's hard to separate her team from the Fijians.
