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The Guardian - UK
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Luke McLaughlin

Leicester 15-12 Saracens: Premiership final – as it happened

Freddie Burns lifts the Premiership trophy
Freddie Burns lifts the trophy after his late drop goal secured victory at Twickenham. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Action Images/Reuters

That’s the lot from me today. Thanks for reading and congratulations to Leicester. I will leave you with Robert Kitson’s report of a memorable Twickenham final:

Freddie Burns joked in his post-match interviews about not celebrating too early after this infamous incident, when he played for Bath, back in 2018:

But there is no question that this drop goal is the moment he’ll be remembered for – all the more remarkable considering George Ford would probably still have been on the field, even at that late stage, if it wasn’t for his first-half injury. Well played, Freddie Burns.

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