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Telegraph
21-03-2025
- Sport
- Telegraph
Northampton Saints v Leicester Tigers: Visitors score 23 unanswered points in first half
Latest updates Ben Coles Rugby Reporter 21 March 2025 • 8:27pm 8:33PM It's been a while The last time that @LeicesterTigers held @SaintsRugby scoreless in a first-half at Franklin's Gardens was in September 1988, 16-0. Leicester won that one 30-19. — Stuart Farmer (@Stu_Farmer) March 21, 2025 8:31PM Half-time score from Newcastle And Sale are in front, leading 27-10 at the break. Tom Roebuck looking sharp again after his try for England in Cardiff. Tom Roebuck taking names again! Rob du Preez applies the finish for @SaleSharksRugby after a brilliant run, 360 turn and offload from Roebuck 😮 #GallagherPrem | #NEWvSAL — Rugby on TNT Sports (@rugbyontnt) March 21, 2025 8:28PM HALF-TIME: Northampton 0-23 Leicester Leicester take their time, chewing the clock into the red, and it's played quickly off the top and put into touch by Van Poortvliet. Northampton scoreless at the break! Who saw that coming? Leicester well worth their commanding lead after tries from Radwan, Van Poortvliet and Cracknell. J. V. P. The @LeicesterTigers scrum-half does it all himself against the noisy neighbours 😤 Watch live on @rugbyontnt 📺 #GallagherPrem | #NORvLEI — Premiership Rugby (@premrugby) March 21, 2025 8:27PM 39 mins - Northampton 0-23 Leicester Crowd doing their best to lift Northampton before the break. They have the ball, around halfway. Smith kicks high, good height but Leicester win it back and then pin Northampton back again with a Van Poortvliet box kick. Rare error from Steward overruning a high kick, and Hutchinson bangs a touchfinder deep into Leicester's 22. They will try now to pressure the away lineout. 8:24PM 37 mins - Northampton 0-23 Leicester That's another good-looking Northampton scrum but Leicester come away with it and kick clear. Langdon trying to return and does well for a moment, but the ball is in touch. Off a Leicester player apparently, Northampton's lineout. 8:22PM 36 mins - Northampton 0-23 Leicester Northampton scrum penalty! It's on Nicky Smith for collapsing, the hosts needed that. Lineout from halfway, trying to lift the tempo to get something before the break.... but they knock on. Leicester could not have dreamed of a better half. 8:20PM 34 mins - Northampton 0-23 Leicester Another Northampton knock-on, giving Leicester a scrum in a threatening position. Pollard chips high over to Hassell-Collins and that's spoiled by Hendy but did not go forwards. Steward does however knock on in a big tackle. 8:17PM 30 mins - Northampton 0-20 Leicester Northampton trying to play out of their half and it backfires with another breakdown penalty, think that may have been Heyes. Pollard going for the posts again.
BBC News
23-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Van Poortvliet stars as England A beat Ireland
England A: (14) 28Tries: Hassell-Collins, Van Poortvliet, Fisilau, penalty Cons: Atkinson 3Ireland A: (5) 12Tries: Bolton, Gavin Con: Doak Jack van Poortvliet scored an impressive solo try as England A beat Ireland A at a soggy Ashton Gate in hosts raced into the lead as Ollie Hassell-Collins latched on to a clever tip-on pass by Charlie Atkinson to dive over in the corner, before Ireland hit back through Shayne Bolton out Frawley's missed conversion meant England held a slender advantage before captain Van Poortvliet, who has 16 Test caps, sniped through a gap in the Irish defence and rounded the fly-half to were wasteful with opportunities after the interval but did eventually stretch their lead when Greg Fisilau came off the bench to exploit more Irish shortcomings at the breakdown before running clear for the hosts' third game was seemingly assured but the visitors remained resolute and claimed a late consolation try when Hugh Gavin powered over from close centre's try reduced the deficit to nine points in the final stages but England had the final say with a last-gasp penalty try after Irish captain Max Deegan was adjudged to have deliberately knocked on Jack Kenningham's pass to Hassell-Collins. Line-ups England A: Carpenter; Elliott, Ojomoh, Butt, Hassell-Collins; Atkinson, Van Poortvliet; Brantingham, Langdon, Kloska, Tizard, Lockett, Pearson, Kenningham, Oghre, Haffar, Green, Capstick, Fisilau, Porter, Shillcock, A: Daly; O'Brien, Postlethwaite, Gavin, Bolton; Frawley, Doak; O'Toole, Barron, Aungier, O'Connell, Murray, Deegan (capt), Kendellen, Smyth, McCarthy, Jager, O'Tighearnaigh, Soroka, Gunne, Byrne, Gleeson.
