Leinster 24, Montpellier 17 What a fantastic start to the season! The match had everything; free flowing rugby, tough forward battles, gut wrenching tackles, plenty of tries (6 in all), and a nail biting finish. It was a great advertisement for the Champions Cup and of course a great result for the boys in blue. The … Continue reading Leinster v Montpellier: post match review
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Leinster v Edinburgh: Post match review
Leinster 21 - Edinburgh 13 Well that was interesting! And not interesting in that it was a great match to watch. Interesting in terms of seeing how far off Leinster are from competing at the highest level. Harsh? I don't think so. Leinster failed to play as a cohesive unit and put meaningful phases together. … Continue reading Leinster v Edinburgh: Post match review
Cheetahs v Leinster – Post match review
Cheetahs 38 - Leinster 19 Well that was not what any of us were expecting! The Cheetahs come away with 5 points and Leinster leave with nothing. Credit to the Cheetahs, they performed with huge intensity and took the game to Leinster. The offloading techniques and slick ball handling rattled Leinster from 1-80 minutes and … Continue reading Cheetahs v Leinster – Post match review
Southern Kings v Leinster post match review
Well that was certainly a game of two halves!! Leinster defended heroically throughout the first half after only getting approx. 35% possession for the first 40 minutes. The Kings deploy a fantastic and very entertaining style of rugby where they try to keep ball in hand and keep the ball moving fast from wing to … Continue reading Southern Kings v Leinster post match review
All Blacks v Lions: 3rd Test Review
First of all, I'd like to say I thoroughly enjoyed that Lions tour from start to finish. What a great 7 weeks that was!! It ends up being a draw and both teams will wonder what could have been. However, this was an incredible achievement for the Lions. If you look at it this way; … Continue reading All Blacks v Lions: 3rd Test Review
All Blacks v Lions: 2nd Test post match review
All Blacks 21, Lions 24. 1 all!! That'll do nicely. After 18 previous wins in a row at Wellington, the All Blacks fall to defeat. What a final test we have in store at Eden Park next weekend! The script was torn up for this game and it had some good, bad and ugly moments. … Continue reading All Blacks v Lions: 2nd Test post match review
All Blacks v Lions: First Test post match review
All Blacks 30 - 15 Lions Lessons learned? I hope the issues are identified and lessons are well and truly learned after the Lions taste first test defeat against All Blacks. The All Blacks have extended their Eden Park record to 38 wins, no defeats, since 1994! This match started very well for the Lions … Continue reading All Blacks v Lions: First Test post match review
Maori All Blacks v Lions post match report
This was more like it. 10,32 to the Lions!! Like what we mentioned in our match preview, the Lions needed a comprehensive, convincing win to get back on track and to focus the squad. And that's just what they did. There are some players from today's 23 that have played themselves into the first All … Continue reading Maori All Blacks v Lions post match report
That’s all folks – end of 2016/17 season
So as we close the book on the 2016/17 season, we have a lot of highs and a few lows to look back on. Ultimately this season has been extremely exciting for a Leinster supporter and very heartening in terms of what this squad is capable of. The biggest problem within this squad is within … Continue reading That’s all folks – end of 2016/17 season
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