United Rugby Championship: With a great performance by Tomás Albornoz, Benetton beat Cardiff
This Friday, the United Rugby Championship its date began in the first turn, Edinburgh faced Dragonswhich had Rodrigo Martínez as headline, and was the triumph of the premises by 38-5. At the same time, Ulster received a Stormers And he defeated him 38-34.All rugby, in Disney+.
The day continued with a Saturday loaded with action. Bulls He beat 63-24 a Zebre Parma, which had Gerónimo Priscialli, Guido Volpi and Bautista Stavile as headlines; already Juan Pitinari entering from the bank. Connacht, with Santiago Cordero Entering the substitute bank, it fell 30-24 before Munster At the same time, Ospreys lost for 38-22 against Scarlets and Leinster beat 10-7 a Sharks
To close the day, Cardiff It was surpassed 20-19 by a Benetton full of Argentines: Thomas Gallo, Bautista Bernasconi, Tomás Albornoz (who took care of all the points of his team), Juan Ignacio Brex and Ignacio Mendy They were from the start. At the same time, Glasgow Warriors, which had Sebastián Cancelliere entering from the bank, thrashed 42-0 to Lions.
Benetton 20-19 Cardiff (Saturday)
Benetton closed a complicated victory at home with a great performance by Tomás Albornoz. The Argentine Opening was key in the creation of the Italian team, marked a try and converted the penalty that gave him the three vital points to score a new triumph. After a first advantage of Cardiff, Benetton managed to recover and stay in a match to give the final lunge minutes from the end. Thomas Gallo, Bautista Bersconi, Ignacio Brex and Ignacio Mendy were also held at the premises. The other conquest of the premises was through a criminal try, while in the visit Botham, Bevan and Lloyd supported.
Glasgow Warriors 42-0 Lions (Saturday)
In an encounter where there was no equivalence, the defenders of the title had a bright first half where they marked the six tries (Nathan McBeth, double Jamie Dobie, George Horne, Adam Hastings and Grant Stewart) that completely distanced them from the South Africans. In the complement, when the Scottish lowered the rhythm, Sebastián Cancelliere entered, who despite trying him could not support his.
Sharks 7-10 Leinster (Saturday)
Leinster gave a new test of why is one of the protagonist teams of United Rugby Championship: to get a victory from a very closed match. Mcerlean marked the only Try of the first half for the Irish, who held that minimal advantage until the complement, when Penny was responsible for expanding the advantage with his own conquest. In Sharks, Mbonambi managed to discount but Leinster’s excellent defense was implacable. In this way, visitors took a laborious and important victory for what remains of the tournament.
Scarlets 38-22 Ospreys (Saturday)
With a great complement, Scarlets managed to make definitive advantages over Ospreys, which generated a lot of fear of local fans with the threat of a possible win at the start of the game. In favor of Scarlets, the answer was fast and the local team ended up rounding a solid victory. The Tryman of Scarlets were Murray, Fifita, Roberts, James and Plumtree. While for Ospreys they supported Morris, Hopkins and Edwards.
Connacht 24-30 Munster (Saturday)
Connacht was surprised by a Munster who, despite Nankivell’s expulsion at the close of the first half, managed to defend his good advantage. In addition to being losing, the local team suffered a significant decline in its driving: Cyan Pledge was injured and generated concern to its own and rivals. Connacht’s reaction in the complement was not enough and Munter was left with the triumph. Santiago Cordero entered the premises but failed to have the incidence known in the scoreboard. The Tryman of the match were Ahern, Barron, Casey and Crowley for the visit and for the premises supported Blade and Jansen in duplicate.
Bulls 63-24 Zebre (Saturday)
The Bulls were a real bump, they deployed the physical game that characterizes the South African teams and left the Italian team without options. With an overwhelming domain of the Forwards, it was a matter of minutes to start building an overwhelming victory. The South African team scored 9 tries through Sergeal Petersen (2), Zak Burger, Stravino Jacobs, Jan-Hendrik Wesels, Marco Van Staden, Marcell Coetzee and David Kriel. Keagan Johannes was impeccable with 7 conversions and, when he left the field, Boeta Chamberlain maintained the effective Bartolomeo. Montemauri contributed 2 conversions, Giacomo da Re added 1 and Alessandro Fusco left his seal with a spectacular drop from 40 meters.
Edinburgh 38-5 Dragons (Friday)
In a match that only had the first 15 minutes, Edinburgh defeated the last of the tournament without problems, Dragons, which had Rodrigo Martínez since the start. Patrick Harrison marked the way with two consecutive tries and then the place was unstoppable. There were six conquests to end up beating and caught in the fight for the playoffs.
Ulster 38-34 Stormers (Friday)
In a true great game because of the even and changing, Ulster managed to take advantage of the man of more in the second half to overcome with the right to Stormers. It was the view that started better and got 17-0 before 7 minutes, but reacted the place with patience. Three tries and a convert allowed him to tie before the break. The South Africans paid the indiscipline expensive. A yellow to Feinberg-Mngomezulu and La Red to Neethling Fouché were too much advantage. Ulster knew how to use that advantage to get distances, and despite the discount near the end, the victory was taken.
