Aviva Premiership Final 2014: Score and Report for Saracens vs. Northampton

By
at Internationaled.org

Published: May 31, 2014

commentComment        

Northampton Saints emerged victorious in one of the most exciting finals the Aviva Premiership has ever seen, beating Saracens 24-20 after extra time.

BBC Sport congratulated the club on their very first Premiership title: 



Alex Waller scored the winning try with just one minute left on the clock, giving the lead back to his club for the final time.

Northampton's Ben Foden appeared very excited to start the final:



Both teams seemed very nervous during the early proceedings, with the ball firmly entrenched in the centre of the park. Neither Saracens or Saints were willing to take too many chances early, both teams frightened of falling behind early.

The Wolf Pack got on the board first through an Owen Farrell penalty after 10 minutes, and the fly-half doubled his team's advantage six minutes later, Saracens taking full advantage of every Northampton mistake to take a 6-0 lead.

Farrell had a chance to make it 9-0 halfway through the first half, but he dragged his third kick of the day just wide. The miss gave renewed hope to Saints, who now started to push forward in force.

Slowly working the ball into Saracens territory, some beautiful passing from Luther Burrell leading to an easy try for a wide-open Foden. A conversion from Stephen Myler gave the lead to Northampton, a lead they'd defend until the half.

BBC's Paul Grayson didn't like Saracen's execution during the first half, and their lack of precision already hurt them in the Heineken Cup final against Toulon:

Precision is one of the things that Saracens have built their play on this season but they've been imprecise on more than one occasion today.

Both half-time team talks should be similar because both teams are making much more ground with the ball in hand.

Saracens started the second half with renewed energy, upping the tempo and switching from s...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Rugby Union

Latest News


Comments

Comments are closed.

Sponsors

Bruins Tickets The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Red Wings Tickets The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

Penguins Tickets The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New York Rangers Tickets play their home games at Madison Square Garden, they are one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise, and are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six.

San Jose Sharks Tickets The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States.

Toronto Maple Leafs Tickets The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New Jersey Devils Tickets The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Washington Capitals Tickets The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.

Buffalo Sabres Tickets The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. Get the Sabres and all of your NHL Tickets here.

NASCAR season is on of the most attended sports in the world. NASCAR Tickets to the best tracks is a must every year. Some of these tracks are: Talladega Tickets, Lowes Motor Speedway Tickets, Pocono Raceway Tickets, located in Ridgeway Virginia you have Martinsville Speedway Tickets and southern US you have two of the most popular Atlanta Motor Speedway Tickets and Texas Motor Speedway Tickets. Don't miss all the racing events this year!

Boston Red Sox Tickets The Boston Red Sox are a member of the Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Since 1912, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park. This is one of the hottest MLB Tickets sales of any team in the major league.

New York Yankees Tickets The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division. Get tickets to one of the hottest games of the season Yankees Red Sox Tickets.

Chicago Cubs Tickets The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League.

Phillies Tickets The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883.

Orioles Tickets The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Do you love wrestling? Get your WWE Tickets and WWE Survivor Series Tickets today!