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Re: Robert Kitson in The Breakdown
DIR By: Quinten Poulsen
Date: June 28, 2021, 5:16 pm
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If you copy and paste them people will be able to read them.
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Re: Robert Kitson in The Breakdown
DIR By: Joebe
Date: June 28, 2021, 5:19 pm
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The Ruck podcast is worth a listen this week as Jones is missing
from it. It has Lol, Slot, Mark Evans and Michael Lynagh.
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Re: Robert Kitson in The Breakdown
DIR By: Nico Wilson
Date: June 28, 2021, 10:55 pm
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> There's a link to a pod cast with Browny that was shown on
here somewhere in the last few days where Goode and Hamilton
were having their chat and both ate "humble pie" after the
Bristol game and were genuinely glowing about that result...
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Last week’s Rugby Pod had Hamilton and Goode interview NEv.
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Re: Robert Kitson in The Breakdown
DIR By: Monte
Date: June 29, 2021, 2:05 am
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One final miracle for Harlequins
HTML https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/one-final-miracle-for-harlequins-h07nmdp62
As requested
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Re: Robert Kitson in The Breakdown
DIR By: poorfour
Date: June 29, 2021, 2:08 am
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Any chance you could post the text, Monte?
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Re: Robert Kitson in The Breakdown
DIR By: Monte
Date: June 29, 2021, 2:32 am
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> Any chance you could post the text, Monte?
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Sorry despite my best efforts including e mailing to myself I
can’t achieve that!
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Re: Robert Kitson in The Breakdown
DIR By: DOK
Date: June 29, 2021, 3:44 am
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GALLAGHER PREMIERSHIP FINAL
One final miracle for Harlequins
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Exeter Chiefs 38 Harlequins 40
Stuart Barnes Sunday June 27 2021, 12.01am BST, The Sunday Times
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Care, middle, leads the celebrations along with Smith, right,
and Luke Northmore, left
MARC ASPLAND/THE TIMES
What a denouement to the Gallagher Premiership season. It
started for these teams at the Stoop, only a short stroll across
the A316 to Twickenham. It may be 158 miles from Sandy Park to
the home of English rugby but in the past six years the Chiefs
have become familiar with the stadium that broods in the
background of the Stoop.
Exeter were making their sixth consecutive appearance,
Harlequins their first appearance since winning the title in
2012. On that opening day, the defending champions were decisive
33-3 victors. No surprise they were back for the final, but
Harlequins?
They have come up with a series of mini miracles to reach
Twickenham. Any thoughts that this would be a game too far
lasted mere seconds as they attacked with their usual brio. A
penalty was awarded five minutes into the game. The killer kick
to within five metres has not been a forte of Marcus Smith this
campaign. This time he drilled it with deadly intent and
Harlequins did “an Exeter”, winning the penalty try. It was
quite some statement.
Exeter stormed back with Sam Simmonds threatening as runner and
handler. Jack Nowell and Tom O’Flaherty were covering acres at
pace as the Londoners were stretched side to side. As the
British & Lions No 8 hurtled towards the corner, Louis Lynagh
threw his body at Simmonds to stop the score.
But with 15 minutes on the board, Exeter kicked their own
penalty into the corner. Harlequins survived many phases and
four penalties before Jonny Gray inexorably crossed from close
range to level this fast-paced final at 7-7.
Smith was driving kicks into the corner and playing it flat.
Jonny Hill came up with the steal, Ollie Devoto with a
thunderous tackle and a sublime grubber that Lynagh carried into
touch. Harlequins withstood the first assault but at the cost of
a close-range penalty. Cowan-Dickie drove, Harlequins repelled,
as the pressure intensified. Eventually Alex Hepburn burrowed
over and Marcus Smith was sent to the sin-bin.
Seven points behind and a man down, Harlequins needed to survive
until half-time. Care boxed beautifully; Lynagh soared high as
the attack whizzed across the field. The London side forcing the
penalty. The partisan crowd of 10,000 made noise enough for
50,000. Quins managed more than survival; with 14 men they hit
back with another battering ram of a try as Wilco Louw barged
over. Joe Marchant missed a conversion to leave Exeter 14-12
ahead.
If Friday night’s French final between Toulouse and La Rochelle
was an exercise in trying not to lose, this was full bore
positive intent as the Harlequins scrum exerted significant
pressure with Marler a talismanic presence. On half-time, Matt
Carley awarded the rampant Harlequins another penalty and
Marler’s men went for the scrum, not the three points and a
slender half-time lead.
Smith faded left, his giant mate, Alex Dombrandt steamed inside
the fly half and over, untouched. The pre-match underdogs had
won the final ten minutes of the half 12-0 and went in 19-14
ahead.
The second half began with Smith kicking aimlessly three times.
Harlequins had enough of the percentages. Another 70 metre surge
with Cadan Murley, Andre Esterhuizen and Marchant cutting angles
to carve an opening. Care darted blind and Esterhuizen was on
hand to blast over. Smith converted from touch for a 26-14 lead.
The injured Alex Cuthbert gave way for Stuart Hogg with 35
remaining minutes but it was the other Lion, Sam Simmonds, who
scored his 21th try of the season.
Exeter’s trio of tries were the usual pick and drive variety but
they were shifting Harlequins, touchline to touchline with a
sequence of long passes. Smith’s tactical game deserted him as
he fed the Chiefs. The Simmonds brothers produced the neatest of
one-twos and Devoto dashed clear to take a 28-26 lead.
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Marler celebrates with his daughter after Harlequins’ famous
victory
MARC ASPLAND/THE TIMES
Yet back came the genie. Smith danced inside the Chiefs defence
but this time the ball went to ground. Carley went back for the
penalty and Quins went for broke. Sam Simmonds upended Alex
Dombrandt five metres out. The Exeter No 8 is more, much more,
than a flyer.
Cowan-Dickie left the battle after a dangerous chop tackle,
which should have been a Harlequins penalty. Instead Exeter won
a penalty at the breakdown. Quins conceded a penalty and Exeter
opted for the corner. Another penalty and finally the option of
three points. If Harlequins wanted a mark of respect, this was
it. The lead, five points with 16 minutes left.
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When Smith bounced into space and sent Lynagh over with less
than ten minutes left, we waited for the conversion with the
game tied. Not for long. The kid kicked one of the great
conversions. I could have cried for the 72,000 empty seats.
Louis Lynagh scored again but Hogg scored when it seemed over.
Smith restarted with 55 seconds left and a two-point lead. One
knock-on and it was over. We have truly never seen anything like
the Mighty Quins.
Scorers: Exeter Chiefs: Tries Gray (17min), Hepburn (28), S
Simmonds (48), Devoto (53), Hogg (78).
Cons J Simmonds 5.
Pen J Simmonds (66).
Harlequins: Tries Penalty try (5), Louw (37), Dombrandt (40),
Esterhuizen (43), Lynagh (71, 77).
Cons M Smith 4.
Exeter Chiefs J Nowell; A Cuthbert (S Hogg 45), H Slade, O
Devoto, T O’ Flaherty; J Simmonds (c), J Maunder (S Townsend
52); A Hepburn (B Moon 54), L Cowan-Dickie (J Yeandle 61), H
Williams (M Street 73), J Gray, J Hill (S Lonsdale 73), J
Kirsten, R Capstick (D Armand 45), S Simmonds.
Harlequins T Green; L Lynagh, J Marchant, A Esterhuizen, C
Murley (J Gray 58); M Smith, D Care; J Marler, S Baldwin (W
Collier 58), W Louw ( D Lamb 58), M Symons, S Lewies (L
Northmore 58), J Chisholm (T Lawday 74), J Kenningham, A
Dombrandt.
Referee M Carley
Attendance 10,000
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Re: Robert Kitson in The Breakdown
DIR By: DOK
Date: June 29, 2021, 3:47 am
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Love the pic of Joe and his daughter. Must be like growing up
with a friendly ogre!
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Re: Robert Kitson in The Breakdown
DIR By: Bolly-Quin
Date: June 29, 2021, 4:49 am
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Reading this, it shows that in the first half, if took Chiefs 4
or 5 penalties for their first try, 2 for another (when Smiffy
was carded) and 2 for the 3-pointer - 8/9 of the 11 they were
awarded. That's not Exeter's usual conversion rate for
penalties, which suggests we defended very well and/or they were
a bit off colour.
We made more tackles and missed fewer; won more rucks and mauls
and made more turnovers - our defence was much better. We only
conceded 11 penalties and Exe 12 - much better than some of our
profligate defensive displays...
This is the intensity that wins big matches - Turning off
against Irish (H) or for the last 10 minutes at Newcastle,
Bristol and Exeter and not competing against Leicester (A) in
the tight cost us dear - and could have again if Exeter had
another 5 minutes to play (although both sides looked knackered)
- we turned off for the last restart and lost all our restarts
during the game - these are the lessons to learn.
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