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Utah Warriors Capitalize On Mistakes To Take Down Austin Gilgronis
SALT LAKE CITY – For the second time this season the underdog Utah Warriors defeated a prime Main League Rugby opponent, dropping the Austin Gilgronis 22-8 on Saturday night time.
The Warriors (4-10, 26 factors) returned to Zions Financial institution Stadium in Herriman, UT the place they hosted to Austin Gilgronis (10-4, 48 factors) on Saturday, Might 21.
The Warriors snapped a six-game dropping streak earlier in Might with a 44-26 win over Rugby ATL, the east’s third finest crew.
Austin jumped on the scoreboard first, making the most of a Utah penalty to attain a twelfth minute strive. The Gilgronis missed the conversion, leaving them with a 5-0 lead.
The Warriors responded quarter-hour later when a twenty seventh minute breakout led to the primary strive of the sport for Utah. Calvin Whiting added the conversion to make it 7-5 Warriors.
Trailing 7-5, Austin took benefit of a Warrior penalty by including a free three level objective kick. Austin took an 8-7 lead with the objective.
Utah almost had a strive early within the second half, however as an alternative settled for 3 factors after an Austin penalty led to the Warrior objective that put Utah in entrance 10-8.
A number of minutes of each groups primarily banging their head towards a wall ensued because the defenses stopped each benefit for the early portion of the second half.
Neither crew might get on the scoreboard because the rating remained tied till Paul Lasike added an enormous strive for the Warriors. The sixty fifth minute objective put Utah in entrance 15-8. Whiting’s conversion gave Utah a two-score benefit 17-8.
Main by 9 with simply seven minutes remaining, Niall Saunders scored a protracted attempt to put Utah in entrance 22-8. Whiting’s conversion went large proper.
Utah’s protection dominated the ultimate 40 minutes, not permitting a single probability for Austin to attain within the half.
The Warriors keep residence for his or her second straight match at Zions Financial institution Stadium. The league main LA Giltinis (10-4, 49 factors) are available in to city for a match scheduled for two:30 p.m. (MST) on Saturday, Might 28.