The second round of the 2012/2013 season’s Aviva Premiership was completed this weekend. In the first match of the weekend London Welsh were comprehensively beaten by Harlequins, who scored six tries to none. In the last game, which was played on Sunday, Northampton Saints managed to scrape through against a brave Exeter Chiefs outfit.
Prematch predictions
On the prediction front this wasn’t a bad weekend as we managed to be correct with five out of the six results. The only game which went awry being the narrow Bath victory over Wasps.
Full list of results
Harlequins v London Welsh
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Harlequins |
40 – 3 |
London Welsh |
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Penalties: Ross |
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Bath v London Wasps
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Bath |
30 – 23 |
Wasps |
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Tries: |
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Tries: Varndell, Wade |
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Penalties: Robinson 3 |
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Conversions: Robinson 2 |
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Leicester Tigers v Worcester Warriors
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Leicester |
34 – 26 |
Worcester |
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Tries: |
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Tries: Lemi, Grove |
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Penalties: Goode 4 |
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Conversions: Goode 2 |
London Irish v Gloucester
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London Irish |
31 – 40 |
Gloucester |
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Tries: |
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Tries: Morgan, Simpson-Daniel, Qera |
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Penalties: |
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Penalties: Burns 7 |
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Conversions: Burns 2 |
Sale Sharks v Saracens
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Sale |
16 – 23 |
Saracens |
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Tries: |
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Tries: Ashton |
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Penalties: Hodgson 6 |
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Northampton Saints v Exeter Chiefs
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Northampton |
24 – 21 |
Exeter |
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Tries: |
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Tries: Dollman, Jess |
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Penalties: Mieres 3 |
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Conversions: |
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Conversions: Mieres |
Table after round two
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | BP | ||
| 1 | Harlequins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 43 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Leicester | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 39 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Saracens | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 19 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Northampton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 40 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Bath | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 46 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Exeter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 30 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Gloucester | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 55 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Wasps | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 72 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Worcester | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 58 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Sale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 66 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | London Irish | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | London Welsh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
Good away win for Gloucester who aren’t always the strongest away from Kingsholm.
Glad to see Saints held on against Exeter. Was trying to watch it on tv, but eish, a looooong afternoon!