English Championship

Five-try Exiles put Knights to the sword

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The Rugby Paper Team
7 May 2017

By STEWART McCULLOUGH
LONDON Irish director of rugby Nick Kennedy cut a delighted figure after his side booked their place in the Championship final with a 74-25 aggregate victory over Doncaster Knights.
Winning yesterday’s second leg 39-22, the five-try triumph pleased Kennedy, who can now prepare his charges for the showpiece occasion against Yorkshire Carnegie.
Tries from David Paice, Alex Lewington, Ben Franks, Dave Porecki and Scott Steele were enough to overpower a Doncaster side, whose recent resurgence under boss Clive Griffiths has been one of the good news stories to come ou...

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