Furthermore, Sales attack is distinctly below average, which is supported by the fact they are 9th in the league for tries scored with just 68. The conversion was missed, and the game was all square with three minutes to go. So what does this all mean for Sale next season? Sale went with four du Preezs in their 23 with brothers Rob, Dan and Jean-Luc starting and JP no relation on the bench.
With Ford demanding these responsibilities it will take all the pressure off Raffi and allow him to focus on his offensive running game. So a large, defensively intelligent 12, is vital to pair next to George.
If the winner does not respond to the emails notifying them of their win within 14 days they will lose their right to the prize, and Saracens reserves the right to choose and notify a new winner. Again, Sale made then made the extra man count. Saracens will not accept responsibility if contact details provided are incomplete or inaccurate. Therefore, expect Sales playmaker ratios to flip and for their attack to be ran almost entirely through the number 10 shirt. "He did a lot of important things on the field for us today and he's done it all season.
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Earl(37,71) Juan Martin Gonzalez then looked to have scored in the corner, but a good last-ditch tackle from Sale put the flanker into touch. ", Ben Earl scored two tries as Saracens beat Sale 18-12 to tighten their grip on second spot in the Gallagher Premiership and dent Sharks' play-off bid, Gallagher Premiership: Saracens beat Sale to close in on play-offs and home semi-final, Due to your consent preferences, youre not able to view this. This time they kicked a penalty to the corner, and the maul powered towards the line from close range before Ben Earl broke away to dot down from just one metre out. Sale build their success on their defence, they have a number of seriously physical and aggressive loose forwards, as well as a physical inside centre, and they attempt to choke the opposition into making errors through line speed and collisions. Butt produced a stunning turnover on the deck and Ben Spencer aimed to get things going with quick passing, but the home team found a resurgent Sale in wait. Sale are happy to let you have the ball because they are confident in their defence. Northumberland Park (Abellio Greater Anglia services): approx.
Saracens reserves the right to cancel the prize draw or amend these terms and conditions at any time, without prior notice. Lozowski wasted no time in pointing for the posts, and to his credit after a tricky first half he slotted it straight through, putting his side in front for the first time in the match. 10. Du Preez then ensured that the hosts would at least get a losing bonus point by kicking his fourth penalty with the final play of the game, but Sarries could celebrate what was a highly impressive victory away from home.
The first 20 minutes, apart from a neat grubber kick from James Stokes that was almost gathered by Ollie Hassell-Collins, didnt offer much in terms of attacking prowess.
The Round 18 contest was another Friday night trip for the Exiles, this time to the AJ Bell Stadium to take on Sale Sharks. 20. Travelling through Euston or Kings Cross St Pancras
Who could forget Roebucks score vs Leicester or Reeds score vs Northampton, both nominated for try of the season. 7. 4.
From there, they earned a penalty which Cipriani duly nudged over.
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Match Report: Bath Rugby 27, London Irish 24, MATCH REPORT: Premiership Rugby Cup Final, Match Report: RC Toulonnais 19, London Irish 18, Follow London Irish for the latest match, player and training updates, The only place for exclusive content including video clips and player interviews. All personal information shall be used in accordance with Saracens Ltd Privacy Notice. If you wish to take the Overground to White Hart Lane, you are advised to board at Liverpool Street. The North Londoners then had two opportunities from the tee but they went narrowly wide, however they couldnt be kept out for much longer as they crossed for a crucial try with just two minutes until half time. 
However, with the clock in the red, AJ McGinty slotted a penalty attempt to nudge his side into an 8-7 lead at half-time. It sounds strange to say now, but Raffi is very reminiscent of a young Ben Youngs, who first asserted himself in newspaper headlines at the age of 17 as a wily ball runner with freakish speed and agility.
Replacements:16 Tommy Taylor, 17 Ross Harrison, 18 Joe Jones, 19 Cobus Wiese, 20 Cameron Neild, 21 Raffi Quirke, 22 Connor Doherty, 23 Bryon McGuigan. StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London NW4 1RL.
Course: Saracens Players Coaching Event Richard de Carpentier replaces Will Spencer for Bath. Will Spencer and Richards combined nicely for the hosts first line break and Jonathan Joseph made an interception as they started to show attacking glimpses. The Sharks then had a golden chance as Daniel du Preez carried straight through the ruck but he was brought down just short, and then de Klerks looping pass was knocked on to the relief of the visiting supporters. Joe Simpson replaces Tom de Glanville for Bath. Our coaches will each bring a range of skills all specialising in different areas of the game. Find out more or enter your email address to get started. Well expect the ball to get to the wide channels far more and far less tight forwards play, attacking with one-out runners off the edge of the ruck. In a physical encounter, just one point separated the sides at the interval and the second half was also close, but Earl's second touchdown of the night settled the contest.
The visitors were starting to enjoy the majority of the possession as the clock ticked through the second half. Time: 18.00 18:15 Arrival for registration
It is widely agreed that Raffis strength is running with the ball and being a threat to the fringes of rucks with his pace and vision. 7:45pm Friday 1st April. 2. They were awarded a penalty 35 metres out, and he dissected the posts to put the hosts 3-0 in front. Take the Victoria line to Seven Sisters or Tottenham Hale, then take a bus to the stadium or walk. Ford and Raffi mould together perfectly in terms of complimenting each others strengths and weaknesses. 5 mins walk to the stadium thats more or less 500 steps for those of you with fitness apps. Ciprianis lovely kicking display pinned Sharks back and Ben Spencers 50:22 resulted in one last attack in the first 40 which proved fruitful. 16. (LogOut/ The drama wasnt over as scrum controversy presented Sale with a last-gasp opportunity to steal victory. The second half began with another penalty opportunity for Sarries who were looking to play more with ball in hand and got their reward just four minutes after the restart. Robert du Preez with a conversion for Sharks. It wouldnt be outlandish to suggest that Raffi could have a similar career trajectory. Irish, to their credit, didnt let this deter them. Use London Overground for direct trains to White Hart Lane, or Greater Anglia for direct trains to Northumberland Park. Youngs didnt his elite game management nous until his mid-20s when he already had a handful of England caps under his belt. The opening exchanges were particularly cagey with both sides not giving an inch, but with 10 minutes on the clock it was Sale who edged in front courtesy of Robert du Preezs boot. All entrants may apply for details of the winning participant by contacting us at e-mail address to be given. Sale director of rugby Alex Sanderson: "I'm gutted because the hopes of proving our worth has just become that bit harder in terms of controlling our own destiny. Travelling through Fenchurch Street
A spill from Sale in their own 22m allowed for Benhard van Rensburg to hack through. 80 minutes were up, and Irish were awarded a penalty on halfway. By entering the prize draw you are agreeing to these prize draw Terms and Conditions. To help visualise this further, here is a helpful graph from Sam Larner showing the metric try equivalents conceded, I have linked a definition for this metric, however, in short, it is how many tries a team should concede based on defensive statistics such as tackles missed and linebreaks allowed. The prize is non-exchangeable, non-transferable and no cash alternatives will be offered.
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It has been a turbulent season for intra-Premiership transfers. The momentum seemed to be with Bath but to Sales credit, they hounded the Blue, Black and White and earned a try through Jean-Luc du Preez. London Irish:15 James Stokes (Rowe, 67), 14 Lucio Cinti, 13 Curtis Rona, 12 Terrence Hepetema (van Rensburg, 40), 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Paddy Jackson, 9 Nick Phipps (c), 1 Will Goodrick-Clarke (Gigena, 72), 2 Agustin Creevy (Cornish, 72), 3 Marcel van der Merwe (Hoskins, 45), 4 Chunya Munga, 5 Rob Simmons, 6 Olly Cracknell, 7 Tom Pearson, 8 Albert Tuisue (Gonzalez, 65). The session is open to all players aged U11 U18 and will provide an opportunity to work with players on a number of skill stations alongside Saracens award winning community coaches and high-profile Saracens players under the floodlights of StoneX Stadium on the 4G pitch! The fullback with a strong fend to get himself over the line and level the scores at 15-15.
The Argentina winger sprinted up to the hosts 5 metre line before offloading to Terrence Hepetema who slammed over for the opening try of the match. Time to pick your best meat pie of the season!
Aaron Reed was the next to cross the whitewash, coming from the kick-off following the latest Irish score. 21. 8. Venue: StoneX Stadium (LogOut/
The two return flights will be economy and will depart and arrive at an airport chosen by Saracens Ltd. We are good losers as well as good winners and we treat everyone with respect. The prize draw is being run by Saracens Ltd on behalf of Duchenne UK. A central kick from scrum-half Spencer caused mayhem to put Bath in the Sale 22 for the first time since the beginning of the half. Paddy Jackson added the conversion and Irish took a 0-7 lead. Therefore, in most cases, we discourage fans from driving to the stadium, so please explore your public transport options before travelling. This season has seen more mid-season club switches than ever before, with the player movements more closely resembling an NBA-style draft than a traditional English rugby transfer window.
Then came the match winning moment as Earl, who was having an outstanding game crossed for his second with just eight minutes left. 26 March 2022 The conversion was missed but the game was left in the balance with just under 30 minutes to go. A significant element of the current Sale team is the over-reliance of ball off 9.
This is because Ford bases his gameplan on kicking teams to death, he is the master of tactical kicking and has meticulously picked apart many of the best teams in the Premiership with barrages of bombs and territorial grass-cutters. Date: 11/05/22 15 Tom de Glanville, 14 Will Butt, 13 Jonathan Joseph, 12 Max Clark, 11 Will Muir, 10 Danny Cipriani, 9 Ben Spencer ; 1 Arthur Cordwell, 2 Jacques du Toit, 3 DArcy Rae, 4 Will Spencer, 5 Ewan Richards, 6 Josh Bayliss, 7 Sam Underhill, 8 Nathan Hughes, 16 Tom Doughty, 17 Will Vaughan, 18 Maafu Fia, 19 Richard de Carpentier, 20 Harry Casson, 21 Joe Simpson, 22 Orlando Bailey, 23 Joe Cokanasiga, 15 Luke James, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Sam James, 12, , 11 Arron Reed, 10 Rob du Preez, 9 Faf de Klerk; 1 Bevan Rodd, 2 Ewan Ashman, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 4 Jean-Luc du Preez, 5 Lood de Jager, 6 Jono Ross (c), 7 Ben Curry, 8 Dan du Preez, 16 Curtis Langdon, 17 Simon McIntyre, 18 Joe Jones, 19 JP du Preez, 20 Cobus Wiese, 21 Gus Warr, 22 Tom Curtis, 23 Jack Metcalf. Replacements:16 Matt Cornish, 17 Facundo Gigena, 18 Ollie Hoskins, 19 Jack Cooke, 20 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 21 Hugh OSullivan, 22 Benhard van Rensburg, 23 Kyle Rowe. Travelling through Liverpool Street
(If you are travelling through Marylebone you will need to walk to Baker Street to access the Circle and Metropolitan lines).
"I'm sure it will come down to that last game which will keep the Premiership exciting and keep us very motivated.
He is not necessarily elite at game management or kicking. There will be an opportunity then for pictures, autographs and questions when the session has finished. Just five minutes left on the clock, step up captain Nick Phipps.
Walk to Liverpool Street for trains to Northumberland Park or White Hart Lane. Leicester Tigers winger Harry Potter has gone from the Australian 2nd division to one of the best wingers in the Premiership and a big reason for this is because he is seriously elite on the kick chase. We are honest with our self and help create a safe environment where others can give and receive honest feedback. Another graphic from BT Sports Ross Hamilton shows us that Leicester had the fewest carries and the most kicks in the whole Champions Cup this season.
Number 8 Hughes was back in the heat of the action moments later, battering his way towards the line with an impressive carry and Underhill crashed over. *Selected players may be subject to change due to injury, illness or other rugby commitments.
We work together as a team and always give 100%. Stay up-to-date with all the latest news, straight into your inbox by registering your details below. Saracens' Alex Lozowski had successive opportunities to reduce the arrears off the tee but the centre was awry on both occasions and when the visitors won their next penalty they duly went to the corner. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. The two winners will also join other Saracens guests for a pre-match lunch, either at the stadium or at another venue near the stadium when selected wines and beers will again be provided. It ended all square at the Rec as Bath Rugby and Sale Sharks shared a half of dominance each in Round 21 of the Gallagher Premiership. Each child will receive their very own limited edition t-shirt to train in and the evening will conclude with an opportunity to collect autographs plus have photos taken with some of the biggest names in the Gallagher Premiership, most of whom are often unable to attend our traditional rugby camps programme. A couple of key takeaways over the next few posts.Note, the Try Equivalents Conceded axis is flipped to keep top right the goal.1) pic.twitter.com/u4voE1oLqN, Thread: What are Try Equivalents?Plus some FAQs this is mostly so I can link to this thread when people, rightly, ask me to explain the concept when I post these stats.1) pic.twitter.com/haNyinc411. This was Irishs fourth draw of the season, with the Exiles picking up three points for their efforts. The hotel accommodation will be chosen by Saracens Ltd and will include one double or twin bedroom and breakfast for two people.
Sale hit back, cutting the deficit to 11-9 when Du Preez kicked another three-pointer, but Max Mallins then teed up Earl for his second try of the evening and Alex Goode applied the conversion. The coaching session will be followed by an opportunity to collect autographs and mingle with the players responsible for some of the most expansive and entertaining rugby in the Allianz Premiership 15s.
TBC. Sale Sharks: Tries: D du Preez (38) (56) JL du Preez (44) Reed (62) Conversions: McGinty (45) (57) Penalties: McGinty (40), London Irish: Tries: Hepetema (33) Stokes (52) van Rensburg (59) Phipps (76) Conversions: Jackson (34) (60) Penalties: Jackson (42) Yellow cards: Stokes (37) Cracknell (54).
A day with the pros early in the week will see players experiencing training alongside the professional players in the morning, learning directly from the likes of Maro Itoje, Jamie George and club captain Owen Farrell (players subject to injuries and enforced international leave).
Saracens profile players are able to attend these evenings to pass on their expert coaching tips to young players across the community. Travelling through Waterloo Thread: What do Try Equivalents and Try Equivalents Conceded tell us about the Premiership this season? We could expect Sanderson to do the same with Tuilagi, Rob Du Preez or even Raffi defending in the 10 position. Cobus Wiese replaces Jono Ross for Sharks. De Klerks penalty faded wide meaning the match ended 24-apiece. Take the Northern line to Euston and then use the Victoria line as above. Ages: U11 U18 Well the main reason Ford and Sale are a match made in heaven is that, as we have established, Ford loves to play without the ball and Sale love to play without the ball. Irish, despite being down a man, came out of the blocks quickly and put pressure on the Sale defensive line. Joe Cokanasiga replaces Will Muir for Bath. After lunch the players will have the opportunity to watch the first team train and ask questions of the management to explore reasoning behind certain activities and improve depth of knowledge that they can take away to their own clubs. Cipriani clipped over a penalty to level going into the closing stages and Faf de Klerks missed kick with the clock in the red resulted in a stalemate.
Compare this to Leicester Tigers who play more off 10 than any other team in the league, for the simple reason that, when George Ford is your 10 you give him the ball and let him decide what to do with it, he is one of the best in the world at game management and controlling a game with the ball in his hands.
But a yellow card to Nathan Hughes for a high tackle meant the Sharks had an extra man to play with and they made use of him as Luke James stepped underneath the sticks. 10 mins walk to the stadium and about 1,000 steps. Orlando Bailey replaces Jonathan Joseph for Bath. Look at this graphic from BT Sports Ross Hamilton to help visualise this (bottom right), in the recent European Quarter Finals, Sale played 61% off 9 and just 21% off 10 while Leicester played 38% off 10 and just 57% off 9. The match had sparked into life in emphatic fashion! Half Time score: 21-7. This is a combination we, of course, have already seen for both Leicester Tigers and England and I am sure both parties are anxious to reignite. Whilst at a Saracens Rugby Camp children will strive to adhere to our core values: We understand our role within the team and commit to be the best that we can be. SARACENS RESIDENTIAL RUGBY CAMP, FEATURING A DAY TRAINING WITH THE PROS. It was a case of what might have been at the start of the first half as Richards pass just evaded Underhill whose eyes lit up at the prospect of a hat-trick. Curtis Langdon replaces Ewan Ashman for Sharks. With Rohan Janse Van Rensburg on the way out this means Manu Tuilagi will be vital next season.
The stadium is well-served by TfL buses, albeit with some services diverted during the road closure period. 19:30/19:45 Rugby sessions end & autograph session begins Before and during a match, services that normally run up and down the High Road (149, 259, 279 and 349) are diverted to the east of the stadium at Lansdowne Road, rejoining the High Road at the Northumberland Park junction. The centres and wingers will get far more touches of the ball.
This is because Faf De Klerk is central to the current gameplan, he is given free reign to control the tempo and pace of the game, taking almost all the pressure off AJ MacGinty at 10. Sale were then awarded another penalty after Aled Davies and Vincent Koch collided with Faf de Klerk, and du Preez was on target again as their lead grew to 6-0. "The quality of his tackling has improved but he's a devastating attacker as well. Sale Sharks With only a few minutes to go in the first half, James Stokes was shown a yellow card with Sale pressuring the Exiles tryline.
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Sale Sharks:15 Sam James, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Rob du Preez, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Aaron Reed, 10 AJ MacGinty, 9 Faf de Klerk, 1 Simon McIntyre, 2 Curtis Langdon, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 4 Jean-Luc du Preez, 5 Lood de Jager, 6 Ben Curry, 7 Jono Ross (c), 8 Daniel du Preez. Recreation Ground This is confirmed further by this graph, also from BTs Ross Hamilton, which shows that, in round 1 of the Champions Cup, Ford, just himself, actually kicked more than every other team in the tournament except Bordeaux.
Thereafter Bath regrouped and grasped hold of the first half.
Two tries from the Player of the Match Ben Earl were enough to overturn an early deficit and register a fourth consecutive victory in the Gallagher Premiership which further consolidates their place in the play-offs. No parking Lozowski finally scored a penalty in the 43rd minute and added another in the 56th against a Sale side who gave Manu Tuilagi a 30-minute runout from the bench. The centre then chased down his own kick to slide over. As you can see by the graph, Sale, by this metric, have the best defence in the league, and arguably are underperforming by leaking as many tries as they have. There is ample cycle parking around the stadium and at the Tottenham Community Sports Centre and St Francis De Sales School, with capacity for 220 bicycles across the two sites. Rohan Janse van Rensburg scores for Sharks. His pass back out to the wing bounced up for Earl, who smashed over the final defender and dived over in the corner.
However, there is no doubt still a place in todays game for a mini-marshall who can win games by simply out-thinking his opposite, George Ford is that man. Cycle Superhighway 1 begins on Church Road immediately opposite the stadium and runs to Liverpool Street station.
24. Now we have established that Ford kicks a lot lets analyse his kicking game in detail. An important thing to note is that, although Ford loves the ball in his hands, he also loves to play without possession. 14. "For all the effort, for all the physicality, for all the territory and for all the possession we had in the first half, we needed to convert that into some points. The England centre made his first appearance since February following a hamstring problem which ruled him out of the whole of the Six Nations. Take a direct Greater Anglia train to Northumberland Park. Simon McIntyre replaces Bevan Rodd for Sharks.
Saracens is delighted to announce six more contract extensions for the 2022/23 season. Saracens is pleased to announce that six more players have extended their contracts to Another six players on board for new season www.saracens.com/duchenne-uk-theshowndown2-match-day-charity-partner/, Full Bed and Board for the duration of the camp, Training session with professional players, Non rugby specific workshops (including Nutrition, Strength and Conditioning).
v Sale rallied in the second period with Jean-Luc du Preez, Rohan Janse van Rensburg and Ewan Ashman turning the game on its head. For this reason, a player who is set to have a career season is Raffi Quirke. The winger sprinted over in the corner to put Sale ahead, yet again. The Saracens players will instil some of the values that drive them, urging young talent to work hard; play with honesty, humility and discipline whilst working together as a team. The programme, following on from the mens event which is now in its eighth season, will look to provide a similar experience in this first event of its kind for the Womens Team at the club. With serious speed and a 61 stature he is so good at getting underneath Fords bombs and either winning the ball in the air or making a dominant collision on the catcher. Putting them in a serious position to steal the whole crown at Twickenham on the 8th June, the most unlikely of prospects considering their position at the foot of the table just two years ago.
Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. You may be wondering what this means for what you actually see on the pitch. Sharks garnered a losing bonus-point late on but Sarries deservedly went away with the win as they tightened their grip on second spot and prevented Sale from entering the top four.
Ford has arguably been the best player in the Premiership this season, picking up two player of the month awards and leading Tigers to the top of the table. 24 Sarries were looking to respond straight away and Elliot Daly had a long-range penalty, but his effort blew just wide in the wind. This resulted in a penalty and Jackson was good from the tee to edge Irish back in front. Throughout your time with some of our top coaches you will work on differing skills that will make you a more rounded player and give you the ability to view the game from different perspectives on the pitch.
In the article I wrote about AJ MacGinty, almost a year ago: I highlighted how, at the time, Sale played more off 9 than any other team in the league. 23. 30 mins walk to the stadium and around 3,000 steps. 19.
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Outside of training the players will learn more about nutrition, the best ways to recover after rugby activity and what work is done away from the pitch in terms of preparation and analysis, all of which will help players achieve their goals set out with coaches throughout the camp. Bus diversions will be minimised, so they are back operating on the High Road as soon as possible after the final whistle.
The prize draw is open to entrants over 18 years of age. Sale have arguably the best defence in the league so Ford can have free reign to let his kicking game flourish, with the knowledge that Sale back their defence. There is much to be excited for for almost every Premiership fan base, Bristol will gain the mercurial AJ MacGinty, Tigers will be bolstered by World Cup-winner Handre Pollard, Wasps will get one of the best tightheads in world rugby in Vincent Koch, while Baths pickup of Niall Annett could prove to be particularly shrewd and underrated.
Furthermore, because Ford loves the ball in his hands, but he doesnt necessarily like to run the ball, he absolutely loves a big physical ball carrying 12 next to him. A fair reflection given each sides fortunes in each half. Lood de Jager crashed his way over the Irish tryline but, after a brief stoppage from the officials, was judged to have knocked the ball on. Entries received after this time and date will not be included in the draw. Who get's your vote? Tom Roebuck v Leicester Arron Reed v Northampton Jack Metcalf v Ospreys Rohan JV Rensburg v WorcesterVOTE HERE https://t.co/maSe4ND3mq#SharkTime pic.twitter.com/sdrVE6uXmw. Add to this the fact that, when one or even two of the Curry twins are on the pitch, attacking teams rarely make it past 10 phases before the ball is stolen or disrupted. Alternatively, this season we have seen Leicester defend set pieces with Ford on the wing to protect him from big ball carriers.
Alternatively, you could take the Metropolitan line to Kings Cross and the Victoria line as above. Alex Goodes excellent conversion extended the lead to 18-9. The following period until the half hour mark saw Irish camped in the Sale Sharks half, but they couldnt dent the scoreboard. From the base of a line out they went through the phases and the Malins went flying through a gap in the defence.