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Leinster Rugby 2022/23 Season Ticket Holder's 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 />

22 | www.leinsterrugby.ie

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