VRAC Quesos Entrepinares will face Recoletas Burgos Caja Rural in the final of the Rugby Honor Division after win this Sunday 36-26, in the semifinals, against a French Lyceum that reacted late and could not counteract the good first half of the azulones. A scenario similar to that experienced in Campo Bienvenido Nieto de San Amaro, where The Burgos team beat Silicius Alcobendas after an agonizing final 28-25.
The VRAC went to halftime with five tries in their locker and a resounding 33-7 that seemed to kill the match but their Madrid rival pulled back in the second half to dream of a comeback (33-19). A punishing blow transformed by Hollingsworth With seven minutes remaining, any hint of surprise in the Pepe Rojo fields was finally aborted.
The Valladolid team will seek its fourteenth league title -only lost the 2016 final- against a rival that will seek its first win after losing in the decisive duel in 2023 and 2024.
Recoletas Burgos went into the break with a reassuring 28-13 lead but Silicius Alcobendas took advantage of Agustín Gil’s double warning and several injuries to his rival to get into the game, to the point of being just three points away with more than 10 minutes remaining.
Finally, an avant from Rubén Medina when the Madrid team was within the 5 meter zone of the Surveyors with the time already up allowed the people of Burgos to breathe easy and close the duel.
