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Bristol the big winners after points allocated following cancelled Premiership matches

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Bristol Bears have been confirmed as the table-topping Gallagher Premiership side ahead of next weekend’s semi-finals after a panel comprising Premiership Rugby chairman Andy Higginson and rugby director Phil Winstanley awarded them four points following the eleventh-hour cancellation of their round 22 match at home to London Irish.

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Those points, which moved them seven clear at the top, were enough to ensure they could not be overtaken by Exeter Chiefs, no matter what the outcome of the defending champions’ match versus Sale was.

Two points were awarded to Irish, lifting them into the top eight and into a Heineken Champions Cup qualification spot ahead of Saturday’s remaining 3pm kick-offs where Bath now start one point behind the Exiled in ninth.

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Premiership Rugby also confirmed that Gloucester’s attempt to qualify for Europe’s premier tournament was now officially over. It was last Tuesday when Gloucester’s match at Worcester was cancelled and the expectation that George Skivington’s team would only receive two points has now been confirmed with bottom club Worcester awarded four points.

A statement read: “Premiership Rugby can confirm that Bristol have been awarded four match points and London Irish two following the cancellation of their round 22 match. The match score shall be recorded as 0-0.

“The match was cancelled after London Irish returned positive Covid-19 tests this week and had a significant number of players in isolation, following the contract tracing process. Due to this and having reviewed the club’s playing squad, it was clear that, as a direct result of Covid-19, London Irish were unable to fulfil its match.”

Regarding the Gloucester cancellation, it added: “The match was cancelled after Gloucester returned positive Covid-19 tests this week and had a significant number of players in isolation after being unable to fulfil their round 21 match against Bath. As a result of this and due to the additional new players being isolated, the club’s ability to have sufficient players available to cover the front row was impacted.”

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Hellhound 1 hour ago
Forget Ireland, the All Blacks face the real alpha of Europe next

Actually you need to read my responses properly. The response on which you responded is actually aimed at CO, another responder. Go read my original response on Ben Smith's BS. He is a bloody joke, a wannabe. And so is any of that losers followers. If you talk crap all the time it try to clickbait like BS, then don't expect people to respect him.


Most people (not you of course) will never take him serious. We all see him exactly for who and what he is. Talking about victories for the French in 2017 and 2021. Most of those players isn't in the AB's team. In the game in the WC the AB's was fresh off a hiding from the Boks with their confidence so easy targets. Unsettled team with a coach that already lost his job. As if that is such a motivation, most players knowing under Robinson they will be dropped for his Crusaders players.


Not exactly the environment in which to claim WC honours. Yet, despite all that turmoil, that AB team that got thrashed by the Boks and lost to France, came back and made the WC Final. None of these things get mentioned. Oh no, that doesn't suit his narrative doesn't it? He needs to clickbait the SH teams as usual.


I'm not a violent man, not always, but that's a pathetic little worm I would break every bone in his body, and each sound of breaking bone would give me as much pleasure as a win for the Boks. I would record the sound of his breaking bones and use it as a new ringtone. That is how much respect I have for idiot clickbaiters like him.


Instead of proper articles like the rest out there, all he mostly dish up is tripe. He should change his name to Tripe Smith. That is a much better description of the weasel. Is that dissing enough for you? Next time, actually read to who my responses are aimed at and read their responses as to what elicited that type of response from me.


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