Leinster Rugby 2022/23 Media Guide
Leinster Rugby 2022/23 Season Media Guide
Leinster Rugby 2022/23 Season Media Guide
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<strong>Leinster</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong> 56<br />
Connacht <strong>Rugby</strong> 20<br />
15 April <strong>2022</strong><br />
Aviva Stadium<br />
Heineken Champions Cup<br />
<strong>Leinster</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong> moved into the<br />
quarter-finals of the Heineken<br />
Champions Cup thanks to a 56-20<br />
victory over Connacht <strong>Rugby</strong> at<br />
Aviva Stadium.<br />
James Lowe was front and centre for half<br />
of the eight tries and Robbie Henshaw<br />
grabbed a brace in a comprehensive<br />
performance, bringing the aggregate<br />
total to 82-41 over the two legs.<br />
In what was a first for both teams, <strong>Leinster</strong><br />
manoeuvred the tricky back-to-back tie<br />
well with Lowe’s four tries providing a<br />
highlight on the day.<br />
Tadhg Furlong and Jamison Gibson-<br />
Park were also on the scoresheet in the<br />
comfortable win.<br />
Cell C Sharks 28<br />
<strong>Leinster</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong> <strong>23</strong><br />
<strong>23</strong> April <strong>2022</strong><br />
Hollywoodbets Kings Park<br />
United <strong>Rugby</strong> Championship<br />
<strong>Leinster</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong> came within inches<br />
of completing a courageous late<br />
comeback against the Cell C<br />
Sharks in Round 16 of the URC.<br />
This was always going to be a tall<br />
assignment for <strong>Leinster</strong>’s young brigade<br />
in the face of the more mature South<br />
African side, starters Brian Deeny, John<br />
McKee and replacement Lee Barron all<br />
making their provincial debuts.<br />
Ahead by three thanks largely to the boot<br />
of Ciarán Frawley at the break, and tries<br />
from Scott Penny and Tommy O’Brien,<br />
<strong>Leinster</strong> were put under intense pressure<br />
by the hosts in the second period.<br />
Two yellow cards did not help the cause<br />
and Sharks edged ahead before a last<br />
stand kept <strong>Leinster</strong> at bay.<br />
DHL Stormers 20<br />
<strong>Leinster</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong> 13<br />
20 April <strong>2022</strong><br />
DHL Stadium<br />
United <strong>Rugby</strong> Championship<br />
<strong>Leinster</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong> came away with<br />
a valuable losing bonus point<br />
from Cape Town that secured a<br />
first-place finish with one round<br />
left to play in the United <strong>Rugby</strong><br />
Championship.<br />
The Stormers had put together a string<br />
of six wins to be one more away from<br />
securing second place in the league.<br />
If <strong>Leinster</strong> needed any reminder of the<br />
dangers posed by the in-form South<br />
Africans, they were rocked back on their<br />
heels by Damian Willemse’s mesmerising<br />
counter and fellow centre Ruan Nel’s<br />
finish after just 30 seconds.<br />
Again, the traveling side were hit with two<br />
yellow cards and Ed Byrne’s try on the<br />
hour had the hosts sweating but a penalty<br />
try saw out the win for them.<br />
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