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Rugby Club Luxembourg 28 - Muenchen RFC 5
Rugby Club Luxembourg returned to action in the '2 Bundesliga' on Saturday, facing a visiting side from Munich who currently lie second in the table
Rugby Club Luxembourg returned to action in the '2 Bundesliga' on Saturday, facing a visiting side from Munich who currently lie second in the table. With RCL striving to climb from sixth place, and coming out of a three month winter break, the team had a big incentive to do well. RCL certainly started the stronger of the two sides, and ensured that most of the match was played inside Munich's half of the field.
Two early penalties by Juan Rodriguez gave Luxembourg a well-deserved 6-0 lead, but the freezing-cold weather restricted any abilities to play fluid, running rugby. Shortly before half time however, a mercurial piece of skill by Henry Goodburn brought the first try. Goodburn chipped a kick over the defensive line, gathered his own kick, and touched down. Rodriguez added the conversion to give RCL a 13-0 lead at the break.
Munich attempted to fight back in the second half, but RCL's forwards restricted the amount of ball they had, and although they gained a lot more territory, RCL's solid defence prevented them from scoring any points. Another Rodriguez penalty increased RCL's lead to 16 points, before Goodburn produced his second superb individual try. An almost identical copy of his first, he again kicked over the defence, gathered, and scored under the posts, affording Rodriguez a simple conversion.
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