London Irish 36-33 Bath: It’s a hooley for Irish on St Patrick’s party day

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BRENTFORD, ENGLAND - MARCH 27: Ben Loader of London Irish crosses the line to score his sides first try during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between London Irish and Bath at Brentford Community Stadium on March 27, 2021 in Brentford, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)

TWO red cards, five yellows and nine tries in a clash which went down to the wire!
The absent fans would have loved what should have been the traditional London Irish St Patrick’s party fixture.
It should have been all over after three minutes of indisciplined madness saw Bath reduced to 12 men in the second half with the dismissals of Tom Dunn and Charlie Ewels and the sin-binning of Will Muir.
But Bath showed their spirit to salvage two points, grabbing late tries through Josh McNally and Jack Walker as Exiles’ yellow cards levelled up the numbers at 13-a-side.
Bath had struck first wi...

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