Match Preview: Leinster Rugby vs Ulster Rugby
by Jim O'Connor, 2023-12-29
Leinster take on Ulster in the new year's day game in what will be their last URC fixture for seven weeks. A win will maintain their spot on top of the table for the break.
The Munster game was another tough challenge due to the horrendous weather conditions. It wasn't a pretty game to watch but it was a very satisfying game to win. In conditions like that, rugby is really about two packs battering the hell out of each other and there was a terrible beauty to the game.
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The Munster game was another tough challenge due to the horrendous weather conditions. It wasn't a pretty game to watch but it was a very satisfying game to win. In conditions like that, rugby is really about two packs battering the hell out of each other and there was a terrible beauty to the game.
moreMatch Preview: Munster Rugby vs Leinster Rugby
by Jim O'Connor, 2023-12-22
Leinster take on Munster for the second time in five weeks after mixed fortunes in Europe for both clubs in their previous games.
Leinster beat Sale at home but made harder work of it than expected. Sale reacted belligerently to being called a team of dirt-trackers and produced a spirited first half display against a misfiring Leinster side. But in the second half Leinster got their act together and pulled away to win comfortably enough. Sale got a couple of late tries when Leinster were down to thirteen men to put a bit of polish on the scoreline.
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Leinster beat Sale at home but made harder work of it than expected. Sale reacted belligerently to being called a team of dirt-trackers and produced a spirited first half display against a misfiring Leinster side. But in the second half Leinster got their act together and pulled away to win comfortably enough. Sale got a couple of late tries when Leinster were down to thirteen men to put a bit of polish on the scoreline.
moreMatch Preview: Connacht Rugby vs Leinster Rugby
by Jim O'Connor, 2023-12-01
Welcome to new senior coach Jacques Nienaber!
Nienaber joins Leinster after winning the World Cup a second time as Rassie Erasmus's assistant. Now technically his role for the last four years was "Head Coach" but there was no doubt that when it really mattered in the big games the notorious DOR Rassie Erasmus took over again and called the shots. Now in some respects that's a bad thing for Jacques as he doesn't get the credit a coach with his title would normally get for winning a world cup.
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Nienaber joins Leinster after winning the World Cup a second time as Rassie Erasmus's assistant. Now technically his role for the last four years was "Head Coach" but there was no doubt that when it really mattered in the big games the notorious DOR Rassie Erasmus took over again and called the shots. Now in some respects that's a bad thing for Jacques as he doesn't get the credit a coach with his title would normally get for winning a world cup.
moreMatch Preview: Leinster Rugby vs Munster Rugby
by Jim O'Connor, 2023-11-24
Leinster returned to first place in the table last week after the expected heavy win over the Scarlets.
The scoreline was actually a little bit deceptive though. Leinster took advantage of the Scarlets getting a yellow card in the first phase of the game to race into a lead in the first quarter. However after that the quality of rugby for the next 30 minutes would technically be best described as "shite".
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The scoreline was actually a little bit deceptive though. Leinster took advantage of the Scarlets getting a yellow card in the first phase of the game to race into a lead in the first quarter. However after that the quality of rugby for the next 30 minutes would technically be best described as "shite".
moreMatch Preview: Leinster Rugby vs Scarlets
by Jim O'Connor, 2023-11-17
Leinster moved back up the table after their bonus-point win over the Dragons last week.
After a couple of weeks in the unusual surroundings of the lower and mid table, Leinster are back near the top of the table in second place just behind the Bulls on point difference. It's early days of course but the league has been nicely competitive so far this season with not too many one-sided games.
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After a couple of weeks in the unusual surroundings of the lower and mid table, Leinster are back near the top of the table in second place just behind the Bulls on point difference. It's early days of course but the league has been nicely competitive so far this season with not too many one-sided games.
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