With an assist and try from Ignacio Brex, Benetton celebrated against Zebre 24-12
It is being disputed ninth day of the United Rugby Championshipwhich will close the contest competition for the 2024and it comes loaded with an interesting amount of classics. All rugby, in Disney+.
The day began on Friday, with the Irish derby between Munster and Leinsterwhich ended with victory for the visit by 28-7. Then on Saturday, Stormers won by 24-20 Sharks, Edinburgh defeated Glasgow Warriors 10-7, who had Sebastian Cancelliere from the start, and Benetton surpassed by 24-12 to Zebra.
Regarding this last crossing, Gonzalo García, Gerónimo Prisciantelli and Bautista Stávile were starters in the set of Parma (besides that Thomas Dominguez was a substitute), while Thomas Gallo and Thomas Albornoz They were there from the beginning of the visit and Augustine Creevy and Ignacio Brex (try) started the match from the substitute bench.
The day’s activity ended with the defeat by 17-7 of Connacht against Ulster. Santiago Cordero He was one of the starting wingers in the host team.
The action will continue on Wednesday, January 1, with Cardiff measuring oneself against Ospreysfrom 11:55 a.m. Disney+and Scarlets will do the same before Dragons, from 2:10 p.m. Disney+. Finally, the match between Bulls and Lionswhich closes the date, is postponed to Saturday, February 22.
CONNACHT 7-17 ULSTER (Saturday)
With Santiago Cordero among the headlines, Connacht he could do little in his stadium against Ulster. The match was marked by the low volume of play and actions that provoke any type of emotion. However, the power of the forwards tipped the balance for the visit. For those directed by Peter Wilkinsthe points came thanks to the try of Mack Hansen later converted by Jack Carty. While, in the victors, Eric O’Sullivan and Nick Timoney supported along with two conversions and a penalty Nick Doak.
ZEBRE PRAMA 12-24 BENETTON (Saturday)
In a duel crossed by parity, those led by Marco Bortolami played a tough game thanks to the power of their pack that knew how to hit and contain the opposing advances, despite playing the final stretch with 13 players due to the expulsion of Mirco Spagnolo ( 57′) and the warning of Alessandro Izekor. Thus, for the winners, where Agustín Creevy, Ignacio Brex, Thomas Gallo and Tomás Albornoz were present, Siua Maile (x2), Leonardo Marin and Brex scored along with a conversion by Rhyno Smith and another by Marin. While, in Parma, Danilo Fischetti, Simone Gesi and a validation of Giacomo Da Re supported. Here there was also an Argentine presence with Gonzalo García, Thomas Dominguez, Bautista Stavile and Gerónimo Prisciantelli.
EDINBURGH 10–7 GLASGOW WARRIORS (Saturday)
It was classic and that’s how it was played. No show and the whole game with clenched teeth. Edinburgh took it due to the genius of the prop Pierre Schoeman who, with a first run, and with the definition two phases later, broke the monotony of the match. Everything was a yawn until the 69th minute when a penalty from Ross Thompson shook the drowsiness of a game that did not generate any dangerous plays. After insisting for several minutes with the forwards in the last meters Glasgow (Sebastián Cancelliere starter) came to the penalty try, but a minute later the magic of Schoeman appeared and with Ben Haely’s conversion gave the local team the victory.
STORMERS 24-20 SHARKS (Saturday)
With a last half hour of pure voltage play, Stormers managed to find the necessary spaces to break down the fierce rival defense and thus reverse a match that was too frictional due to the intention of both teams to prevail over the other. Jean-Luc Du Plessis was the great hero of the day with a try a few minutes after the end of the story, with which the home team was finally able to turn the dominance that was seen during almost the entire second half into the result. In addition, Seabelo Senatla, Deon Fourie and Manie Libbok also supported for the local team, while Yaw Penxe and Jordan Hendrikse did the same for Sharks.
MUNSTER 7-28 LEINSTER (Saturday)
Leinster became strong away from home and won the Irish classic against Munster. The home team couldn’t get a foothold in the first half and it was difficult for them to overcome the negative difference in the second half. Luke McGrath, Sam Prendergast, Josh van der Flier and Caelan Doris scored for the visitors, while Tom Ahern scored for the hosts.
