Tempo de leitura: 5 minutos
ARTIGO COM VÍDEOS – Nesse sábado, a Inglaterra viveu as semifinais de seu campeonato feminino de rugby XV, o Premier 15s, o mais profissional do mundo na categoria. Saracens e Harlequins fizeram valer seus favoritismos e asseguraram suas vagas na grande final.
As Saracens derrotaram o Loughborough Lightining – das craques Sarah Hunter e Emily Scarratt – por 28 x 24, num jogo até mais equilibrado que o previsto. Lark Davies (2 vezes) e Rhona Lloyd marcaram os tries de Loughborough no primeiro tempo, ao passo que as irmãs Poppy Cleall e Bryony Cleall (2 vezes) cravaram os tries das Saracens em 40 minutos intensos. As Cleall foram as estrelas do jogo, com Poppy abrindo marcando mais um no segundo tempo, mas Bryony Field marcou o quarto try do Lightining aos 67′ e o jogo pegou fogo no fim, com as Saracens reduzidas a 14 atletas após amarelo. Mesmo assim, o time de Londres resistiu na defesa a assegurou o triunfo.
⚡️TRY number 20 this season for @LarkDavies!
Loughborough take the lead against Saracens.
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— Allianz Premier 15s (@Premier15s) May 22, 2021
.@RhonaLloyd96 LOVES scoring tries.
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— Allianz Premier 15s (@Premier15s) May 22, 2021
Saracens take the lead!@BryonyCleall powers over to put her side in front for the first time in this game.
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— Allianz Premier 15s (@Premier15s) May 22, 2021
Welcome to the Cleall club.
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— Allianz Premier 15s (@Premier15s) May 22, 2021
Bryony Field the player with the score!
— Allianz Premier 15s (@Premier15s) May 22, 2021
No outro duelo, o clássico de Londres entre Harlequins e Wasps pendeu a favor das Quins, que venceram por 25 x 14. O time do bairro de Twickenham foi soberano no primeiro tempo, abrindo 15 x 00, com tries de Vickii Cornborough e Jess Breach. A atilheira Abby Dow cruzou o in-goal para as Wasps aos 50′, mas, aos 53′, Breach marcou o seu segundo, dando um banho de água fria nas Wasps. O time aurinegro ainda marcou mais um try, aos 67′, com Andrea Stock, mas a reação não se consumou.
.@HarlequinsWomen register the game’s first try as @V_Cornborough is driven over!
Live stream: https://t.co/rBIAY7XR3E#HARvWAS #Premier15s pic.twitter.com/D8yTB0crUZ
— Allianz Premier 15s (@Premier15s) May 22, 2021
GAME ON!@abbydowberg with her 14th try of the season!
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— Allianz Premier 15s (@Premier15s) May 22, 2021
BREACH BITES BACK!
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— Allianz Premier 15s (@Premier15s) May 22, 2021
Grandstand finish inbound 🛬
Andrea Stock crashes over for Wasps.
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— Allianz Premier 15s (@Premier15s) May 22, 2021
Premier 15s – Campeonato Inglês Feminino
Semifinais
2514
Harlequins 25 x 14 Wasps, em Londres
2824
Saracens 28 x 24 Loughborough Lightning, em Londres
FINAL
Dia 30/05 – Saracens x Harlequins, em Gloucester