Simonds’ guile lights up grim affair in Nottingham

By ROB WILDMAN

GRIM is a fair word to use to describe this windswept quarter-final but one moment of guile by Nottingham’s centre Will Simonds gave the occasion something to remember.
The way Simonds, on loan from Wasps, cut his way through the defence two minutes into the second half set up Nottingham’s resilient second-half display which brought a win by two tries to nil.
Nottingham sealed victory 17 minutes later when quick thinking at a lineout between hooker Luke Cole and flanker Will Owen allowed the latter to escape down the touchline for a second try.
Simonds’ intervention left Not...

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