Match Preview: Leicester Tigers vs Leinster Rugby
by Jim O'Connor, 2022-05-06
First a word for the young fellas in South Africa.
Even after they got a losing bonus point against the Sharks the previous week, it still looked a tall over to avoid a heavy beating against the rampant Stormers. But the young lads and a few experienced old boys put in an incredibly gutsy performance to not only get a losing bonus point of their own but also to deny the Stormers a four-try one. This secured top spot for Leinster and home advantage for the knock-out stages.
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Even after they got a losing bonus point against the Sharks the previous week, it still looked a tall over to avoid a heavy beating against the rampant Stormers. But the young lads and a few experienced old boys put in an incredibly gutsy performance to not only get a losing bonus point of their own but also to deny the Stormers a four-try one. This secured top spot for Leinster and home advantage for the knock-out stages.
moreMatch Preview: Leinster Rugby vs Connacht Rugby
by Jim O'Connor, 2022-04-14
So after all the build-up last week about large-scale wins in the Sportsground, Leinster take just a five point lead into tomorrow's game.
On a couple of occasions Leinster looked like they were going to run away with last week's match, but credit to Connacht for keeping themselves in the tie. They refused to capitulate and forced Leinster into some poor errors, especially in the second half when they really should have added an extra score or two.
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On a couple of occasions Leinster looked like they were going to run away with last week's match, but credit to Connacht for keeping themselves in the tie. They refused to capitulate and forced Leinster into some poor errors, especially in the second half when they really should have added an extra score or two.
moreMatch Preview: Connacht Rugby vs Leinster Rugby
by Jim O'Connor, 2022-04-07
So for the first time in their professional history Leinster are playing in a fixture with 'leg' in the title.
In their increasingly desperate attempts to not be the financial basket cases that most of them are, the English and French clubs have come up with new formats for the European tournament. Originally two-legged quarter-finals were meant to come last season, but after Covid disruption they were scrapped for a straight single game knock-out round of sixteen instead.
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In their increasingly desperate attempts to not be the financial basket cases that most of them are, the English and French clubs have come up with new formats for the European tournament. Originally two-legged quarter-finals were meant to come last season, but after Covid disruption they were scrapped for a straight single game knock-out round of sixteen instead.
moreMatch Preview: Bath Rugby vs Leinster Rugby
by Jim O'Connor, 2022-01-28
It's the final weekend of the pool stages and as is traditional the calculators are out!!
But this year they're trying to figure out who WON'T qualify as opposed to who will!
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But this year they're trying to figure out who WON'T qualify as opposed to who will!
moreMatch Preview: Leinster Rugby vs Montpellier Herault
by Jim O'Connor, 2022-01-14
So we're back..... again....hopefully?
In this most bewildering of seasons, Leinster are coming off their second five week break of the season. This time it was down to multiple URC postponements and the controversial cancellation of the away leg of this fixture. Leinster made noise about appealing but the ERC was never going to change their mind simply because if they did it for one team, all the other teams would come calling.
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In this most bewildering of seasons, Leinster are coming off their second five week break of the season. This time it was down to multiple URC postponements and the controversial cancellation of the away leg of this fixture. Leinster made noise about appealing but the ERC was never going to change their mind simply because if they did it for one team, all the other teams would come calling.
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