Updated: Thursday, 20 Feb 2014 22:33 | Comments Zane Kirchner is brought to ground by two Blues tacklers Defending champions Leinster moved back to the top of the RaboDirect PRO12 table with their sixth successive victory over Cardiff. The visitors race into a 14-0 lead after only 17 minutes and it looked ominous for the Welsh region, but they passed the ball about without inhibition from then on and played their part in an entertaining encounter for a crowd of barely 5,000. Leinster ran in four tries, through Jack Conan, Richardt Strauss, Michael Bent and Eoin Reddan, to the hosts' three, with Jimmy Gopperth finishing with 14 points thanks to two penalties and four conversions. Having lost only once in their last 14 meetings with
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Mount Leinster Rangers land shock Leinster title
Updated: Sunday, 01 Dec 2013 16:45 | Comments Mount Leinster Rangers are the Leinster champions Denis Murphy scored eight points as Mount Leinster Rangers became the first Carlow club to be crowned AIB Leinster Senior Club Hurling champions, following a hard-earned 0-11 to 0-08 win over Oulart-The Ballagh at Nowlan Park. Oulart were held to three second-half points as the first time finalists dug deep to register victory. Scores from Des Mythen and Eoin Moore handed Oulart a 0-05 to 0-03 interval lead, and although Oulart took a three-point lead on the restart, MLR bounced back. Murphy led the charge, with Paul Coady, Diarmuid and Derek Byrne also on target to ensure a three-point win. For the fourth year in succession, Oulart the Ballagh went in
O’Brien shines as Leinster win at Ospreys
Updated: Saturday, 12 Oct 2013 20:40 | Comments Leinster's Sean O'Brien scores a try despite Osprey's Tito Tebaldi's efforts Leinster got their quest for a fourth Heineken Cup crown off to a winning start as Sean O'Brien's try helped them battle past the Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium. The British and Irish Lions flanker's try capped an excellent personal display, with fly-half Jimmy Gopperth booting the rest of Leinster's points with four penalties. The Ospreys responded with three penalties from Wales fly-half Dan Biggar, but the hosts lacked the accuracy in attack and edge at the breakdown to overcome a side who have won European silverware in each of the last three seasons. Leinster were without the talismanic presence of Brian O'Driscoll but
Leinster take five but stay on brink of exit
Updated: Saturday, 19 Jan 2013 22:30 Brian O'Driscoll got Leinster's third try Gordon D'Arcy got the ball rolling within four minutes Two tries in a seven-minute spell early in the second half kept Leinster's hopes of remaining in the Heineken Cup alive, but they were forced to battle hard against newcomers Exeter. The reigning champions will have to wait until tomorrow to see if they or Munster, who welcome Racing Metro, progress to the quarter-finals as one of the best second placed sides alongside Montpellier. Exeter went in to the break with a 17-12 lead after a penalty try plus a touchdown from Neil Clark with Gareth Steenson converting both and adding a late penalty. Leinster replied with tries from Gordon D'Arcy -