Match Preview: Emirates Lions vs Leinster Rugby
by Jim O'Connor, 2024-04-19
Man, was that sweet or what?
For most Leinster fans, there was an underlying sense of dread in the build-up to last week's game. Despite how confident we were over whether we'd win or not, everyone sensed the same fear, that knot in the stomach, that Leinster could lose again! And it would be four times in a row to go out to the SAME BLOODY TEAM!!!!
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For most Leinster fans, there was an underlying sense of dread in the build-up to last week's game. Despite how confident we were over whether we'd win or not, everyone sensed the same fear, that knot in the stomach, that Leinster could lose again! And it would be four times in a row to go out to the SAME BLOODY TEAM!!!!
moreMatch Preview: Leinster Rugby vs Vodacom Bulls
by Jim O'Connor, 2024-03-28
Tomorrow night the season really starts to crank up.
There's no more international interruptions, it's all Leinster, all the way from now until the end of the season, which will hopefully be on June 22nd. We'll leave talk of Europe until next week as the final six regular league games could be fascinating. Unlike previous seasons, Leinster have not built up a massive lead in the table. They are only four points ahead of tomorrow night's opponents, the Bulls.
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There's no more international interruptions, it's all Leinster, all the way from now until the end of the season, which will hopefully be on June 22nd. We'll leave talk of Europe until next week as the final six regular league games could be fascinating. Unlike previous seasons, Leinster have not built up a massive lead in the table. They are only four points ahead of tomorrow night's opponents, the Bulls.
moreMatch Preview: Zebre Parma vs Leinster Rugby
by Jim O'Connor, 2024-03-22
At international level, the green machine fell off the rails in their attempt to secure a second Grand Slam in a row.
Not that winning a second consecutive championship is anything to be sniffed at, especially for a country that went 24 years without winning one between 1985 and 2009. But non Grand Slam championship wins are funny things and are really dependent on how they're won in the end.
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Not that winning a second consecutive championship is anything to be sniffed at, especially for a country that went 24 years without winning one between 1985 and 2009. But non Grand Slam championship wins are funny things and are really dependent on how they're won in the end.
moreMatch Preview: Cardiff Rugby vs Leinster Rugby
by Jim O'Connor, 2024-03-01
At international level, "Mother Green and her winning machine" keep rolling on remorselessly to what will hopefully be a second Grand Slam in a row.
Meanwhile Leinster are in Wales in URC action. After a slightly ropey first half, they ultimately beat Benetton comfortably in the RDS two weeks ago. Then a young side lost away to a very experienced Saracens side last weekend in a challenge match.
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Meanwhile Leinster are in Wales in URC action. After a slightly ropey first half, they ultimately beat Benetton comfortably in the RDS two weeks ago. Then a young side lost away to a very experienced Saracens side last weekend in a challenge match.
moreMatch Preview: Leinster Rugby vs Benetton
by Jim O'Connor, 2024-02-17
We're back! And what a game to return to provincial action, a top of the table clash with first versus second!
Now admittedly it's a first to be describing a Leinster home game against Benetton in that manner, as normally it's a game the marketing team struggle to sell. But it shows how far the Italian team has come. They've actually only lost once all season (away to Glasgow), compared to Leinster's two defeats but Leinster's greater haul of bonus points keeps them two points ahead in the table.
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Now admittedly it's a first to be describing a Leinster home game against Benetton in that manner, as normally it's a game the marketing team struggle to sell. But it shows how far the Italian team has come. They've actually only lost once all season (away to Glasgow), compared to Leinster's two defeats but Leinster's greater haul of bonus points keeps them two points ahead in the table.
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