Rugby union: talking points from the Premiership’s weekend action


The high-scoring extravaganzas should be enjoyed while they last but it seems nobody will get anywhere near the top two

We know it will not last once the winter bites, but this has been quite the September if a points frenzy is your thing. This match was the highest scoring yet, although its 85 points register as only joint 24th on the chart of highest-scoring Premiership games. If we count only those that finish within a score, it comes in at fourth. Even the Kiwis seem impressed. Todd Blackadder the other week was resigned to the need just to score more than the opposition. This week Chris Boyd bemoaned the defence but accepted that when players look for space they are capable of finding it. Michael Aylwin

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