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Bulls claim first win of northern tour
By PA
The Bulls scored five second-half tries to pick up the first win of their northern hemisphere tour as they triumphed 44-22 at Benetton.
Jake White’s men were back in Treviso for the first time since suffering a shock defeat to the same opponents in the final of the one-off Rainbow Cup in June 2021.
They trailed 9-3 at half-time this time around but crossed through Ruan Nortje, Elrigh Louw, Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Marcell Coetzee and Stravino Jacobs after the break to claim maximum points following consecutive losses at Glasgow Warriors and Munster.
Benetton’s only try came courtesy of Manuel Zuliani as they suffered a first home defeat since April, while Tomas Albornoz kicked 17 points.
Chris Smith contributed 13 points to the Bulls’ cause, with replacement Morne Steyn accounting for six.
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Think it was a great defensive performance by Northampton. They didn't have stage fright in the first half, the Nienaber defense smothered them. They limited Leinster to 15-3 in the first half. It could have been over by then. A great try from Leinster in the start of the second half looked to have sealed it. But Byrne missed another conversion. Northampton started trying little kicks behind the Leinster wingers. Leinster messed one and Smith brilliantly made the conversion. Leinster decided to tighten the game after Byrne missed a straight forward penalty. A few errors got NH into the 22 and they scored and converted with a few minutes left. Another brilliant steal from Lawes saw NH have a final attack which was turned over by Conan. A classic semi final. World record attendance of 82,300. Leinsters 3 week preparation warranted for this one.
Go to commentsJust came back from the game and the atmosphere was amazing. Players stayed afterwards for more than a hour to sign stuff and take photos with fans. Great day out.
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