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and how britain's top surfer luke dillon is aiming for a place at the 2020 olympics without even havingplenty coming up this evening. including rugby league's magic weekend, the women's super league, and england beating argentina in the u20s world cup. but we'll start with rugby union. and exeter chiefs are through to the final of rugby union's aviva premiership. they beat the two—time european champions cup winners saracens with a last—minute try. a breathtaking afternoon on the south coast, as hannah lupton reports. saracens have a swagger in their stride, back—to—back european champions and now moving in on the premiership title. at a stormy but welcoming sandy park. amongst their ranks the european player of the year. as usual, owen farrell accurate with his angles. 6—6, all square at the break, exeter had the momentum, the wind behind them and with the force of jack nowell, a try and a crucial lead against a side who had beaten them last year in the final. yet sarries are supreme hunters as they chased the game, and survival instincts kicked in. this imaginative improvisation left
and how britain's top surfer luke dillon is aiming for a place at the 2020 olympics without even havingplenty coming up this evening. including rugby league's magic weekend, the women's super league, and england beating argentina in the u20s world cup. but we'll start with rugby union. and exeter chiefs are through to the final of rugby union's aviva premiership. they beat the two—time european champions cup winners saracens with a last—minute try. a breathtaking afternoon on the south...
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but, for british number one, luke dillon, it's not all glamour, as he tries to make it on the world circuit the olympics, and next week's world championships, marks the first step towards tokyo 2020. our olympic sports reporter david mcdaid's been to meet dillon in the wet and windy south—west. a leap into the cornish swell. a far cry from hawaii or california but newquay‘s this drug beach is the home of british surfing. it's a special one for me. and also home to britain's best server. it got me into a good rhythm. in the first senior year, he broke the world top 150 and is now aiming even higher towards tokyo 2020 where surfing makes its olympic debut. the upcoming world surfing games is the start of that. it's a big opportunity for servers all over the world and i know some guys in the top 30 who are going to france and then hopefully the olympics. now it's there i kind of want to go and do itand it's there i kind of want to go and do it and get it. the rate will not be easy. unlike big surfing nations like america or australia, the uk scene is much lest developed professionally. i've ne
but, for british number one, luke dillon, it's not all glamour, as he tries to make it on the world circuit the olympics, and next week's world championships, marks the first step towards tokyo 2020. our olympic sports reporter david mcdaid's been to meet dillon in the wet and windy south—west. a leap into the cornish swell. a far cry from hawaii or california but newquay‘s this drug beach is the home of british surfing. it's a special one for me. and also home to britain's best server. it...
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May 19, 2017
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britain's number one surfer luke dillon can't always rely on such exotic backdrops, he does the bulkt was included in the 2020 olympics, the sport has been on the up — and dillon has strong words for those who think the games isn't the direction in which the sport should be heading. we need to have something to aim for, the olympics is the biggest thing there is in sport really. so for surfing to be accepted and go in and everyone is looking forward to it. it is going to be really good and it will be interesting to see what happens over the next couple of yea rs what happens over the next couple of years because what happens over the next couple of yea rs because we what happens over the next couple of years because we don't know what the format is. surfing is something that people go and do to relax. they do it as people go and do to relax. they do itasa people go and do to relax. they do it as a social thing. it would be stupid to think it shouldn't be in there because it is an action sports. but there's loads of ways around it, and if you do want to be around it, and if you do wan
britain's number one surfer luke dillon can't always rely on such exotic backdrops, he does the bulkt was included in the 2020 olympics, the sport has been on the up — and dillon has strong words for those who think the games isn't the direction in which the sport should be heading. we need to have something to aim for, the olympics is the biggest thing there is in sport really. so for surfing to be accepted and go in and everyone is looking forward to it. it is going to be really good and it...
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but for british number one luke dillon it's not all glamour as he tries to make it on the world circuitrter david mcdaid has been to meet dillon in the wet and windy south—west a leap into the cornish swell. it's a far cry from hawaii or california, but newquay‘s fistral beach is the home to british surfing. this is special for me. it's the home to britain's best surfer. it got me into a really good rhythm for the 2016 season when i started competing internationally. in that first senior year, he broke the world's top 150. he's now aiming even higher towards tokyo 2020. surfing will make its olympic debut. the upcoming world surfing games is the start of that journey. this is like a really big opportunity for surfers all over the world. i know some guys in the top 32 in the world are going to france to hopefully go to the olympics to get this olympic medal. now it's there, i want to do it and get it. the route to japan will not be an easy ride. unlike big surfing nations, such as america or australia, the uk pro scene is much less developed. i don't have a surf coach as such. i never ha
but for british number one luke dillon it's not all glamour as he tries to make it on the world circuitrter david mcdaid has been to meet dillon in the wet and windy south—west a leap into the cornish swell. it's a far cry from hawaii or california, but newquay‘s fistral beach is the home to british surfing. this is special for me. it's the home to britain's best surfer. it got me into a really good rhythm for the 2016 season when i started competing internationally. in that first senior...