‘Something almost horrific happened’: English media reacts to Leinster’s win over Northampton

Expand“Lowe fires Leinster into Champions Cup final despite Northampton’s late rally,” said the headline in The Guardian. Michael Alywin added Northampton “were not given much of a chance – and sure enough, for most of the match they did not have one. But Northampton, having looked completely lost in front of the 82,000 spectators at Croke Park, burst into life in the final quarter to give Leinster something of a scare.

It added that Leinster winger Lowe “admits that Leinster almost fell victim to an upset in their Investec Champions Cup semi-final against Northampton Saints.” “Leinster 20-17 Northampton: James Lowe’s hat-trick secures a Champions Cup final spot for the hosts as brave Saints go down fighting at Croke Park after heroic comeback,” said the Mail’s headline.

And so it went with Lowe cast as the Leinster hero and Leinster almost haplessly letting the match slip away. Meanwhile over in Singapore at the final day of action at the Sevens, the Irish men’s team made a valiant run to the final of the competition only to fall to New Zealand in the final. On the way Ireland beat Argentina 21-5, with the Pumas emerging as the overall winners of the SVNS league.

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