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Another bonus-point win for leaders Glaws

Akapusi Qera - 3 tries
By Cherry Picker April 20 2008
Yes Leeds battled, they were brave, they were proud and they worked hard. But they lost, and the most important aspect of another great afternoon at Kingsholm is that Glaws picked up another priceless bonus point and they still have a slender lead at the top of the Guinness Premiership table with two games to be played.

The problem is, both games promise to be a lot more difficult than the Leeds match was.
All right, some can claim that it was closer than the scorelines suggests, but really it wasn't - Glaws were the better side by a few miles and in Akapusi Qera and Ryan Lamb they had two match-winners.
Azam try v Leeds

What is just as important for Glaws is that in other games, other players from the club's strong squad could turn out to be match-winners. Qera scored a hat trick of tries, while Lamb clocked up another 19 points himself. The only other player to score was Olivier Azam with a try (above).
Coach Dean Ryan made all the usual sporting noises about how much Leeds had pushed Glaws and forced them to change tactics at times.
But, in the end, Leeds are relegated simply because they are the weakest team in the Premiership (they also have the daftest name, but they can't be relegated for that can they?)
Glaws, meanwhile, now face a difficult away test at rejuvenated Wasps next weekend and Ryan's prophecy that the season will go down to the wire will probably come true on the last day with a home derby against second-top B*rf.
A play-off place now looks certain (doesn't it. please say it does), and the big bonus on whether Glaws get a home tie in the semi-final will be decided in these last two games.
The squad has bounced back well after a shaky spell, now it's down to the players to come up with the goods when the chips are down (the last sentence has been entered for the 2008 "How Many Cliches can you Get into a Sentence" award).
C'mon Glaws.

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cheerycherry (IP Logged)
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Re: Another bonus-point win for leaders Glaws
Bit harsh on a limited yet very spirited Leeds I think. Aside from that bring on Wasps and Bath, no messing about now from Glaws they need to be totally focused especially considering their atrocious record away at Wasps.

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Re: Another bonus-point win for leaders Glaws
Have to side with CP here ... as they say in footy, the league table doesn't lie and the current table shows Leeds are the worst side around. It also shows Glaws are the best.

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