Trinity stun Barker to move within one win of ‘drought breaking’ CAS title

Trinity stunned defending CAS premiers Barker and claimed a 23-22 victory to move within one win of a breakthrough CAS premiership.  After losing to Knox by 40 points in the opening round of the season, Trinity have won their last three consecutive matches and appear to have saved their best rugby until the pointy end of the season. “It was a great day of rugby for Trinity. We also won the second XV fixture as well,” Trinity coach Mick Snowden told Rugby News.  “It’s been a strange season and to be honest and we’ve had some outright poor performances and have struggled throughout the season with consistency. If you look at our win over Cranbrook, we were leading 21-0 then snuck home 21-19.  “The other thing that has really hurt us this season has been our discipline. We’ve lost penalty count, after penalty count, after penalty count this year and they’ve all been deserved. There’s been nothing wrong with the officiating.  “But on the weekend, it finally cli

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