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Leinster rediscover their mojo to set up URC final tilt at Croke Park

3 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Brendan O’Brien |Aviva Stadium

Leinster will contest their first ever BKT URC final at Croke Park next Saturday on the back of a dominant, six-try defeat of reigning champions Glasgow Warriors that finally puts their Champions Cup hangover to bed. Beaten by Northampton Saints in that tie five weeks ago, Leo Cullen’s men hammered a desperate Zebre a week later but stuttered through a regular season league game against Glasgow and a quarter-final against the Scarlets.
Ireland almost leave you wanting more as shadow boxing nears end

3 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Brendan O’Brien |Aviva Stadium

What’s rare isn’t always wonderful but Friday night’s friendly stalemate with Senegal in Ballsbridge, the Republic of Ireland men’s senior team’s first game against African opposition in just over 15 years, almost left you wanting more. The Republic had played Celtic and a Tuscan XI since June of 2010. There had been seven meetings with Georgia, six with Gibraltar and Denmark. Even three games against the mighty Oman in the space of just six years. This kind of challenge was overdue.
McAteer strikes as Hallgrimsson belatedly introduced to Ireland's 1-1 trademark

3 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | John Fallon |Aviva Stadium

A first draw of the Heimir Hallgrímsson era is one he will extrapolate multiple minor victories from. The manager with a symmetrical record of wins and defeats from his opening eight games at the helm got the performance he demanded against a side of similar standing to the top seeds Portugal in their upcoming World Cup qualifying group.
Adam Idah promoted to lead Ireland's attack against Senegal

3 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | John Fallon |Aviva Stadium

Adam Idah will lead the line for Ireland in tonight’s friendly against Senegal, promoted from the bench after his match-winner last time out. Idah’s late volley completed a 4-2 aggregate victory in the March Uefa Nations League playoff against Bulgaria. His celebration and post-match comments spoke of his disappointment at missing out on the starting line-up and his plea has been heard by Heimir Hallgrímsson.
Leo Cullen: 'It's knockout rugby, what matters is getting through'

3 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Brendan O’Brien |Aviva Stadium

Alone they stand of Ireland’s four provinces, again, and yet this URC quarter-final defeat of an honest but limited Scarlets side only heightened the suspicion that something is just not clicking for Leinster this season. Leo Cullen was happy to have “won ugly” by the end of a game that they won by four tries to three and a dozen points against a side that played 20 second-half minutes with 14 men, but this won’t do again. Not nearly.
Leinster fail to impress in overcoming Scarlets and booking URC semi-final slot

4 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Brendan O’Brien |Aviva Stadium

If playoff rugby is all about winning, then this URC quarter-final stands as a case of job done for Leinster. The other take is that all does not feel right in the province and the struggle in keeping Scarlets at bay on Saturday afternoon only backs that up. It’s not that Leinster weren’t the better team. They were, but they could be thankful for the 13 points they mined during the 20 minutes when the opposition was down to 14 men, and to a debatable try just after the interval.
Leinster dig out win over battling Glasgow to set up quarter-final against Scarlets

1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Daire Walsh |Aviva Stadium

It was a largely forgettable affair played in front of 17,654 spectators, but Leinster ultimately closed out their United Rugby Championship regular season campaign with a victory over Glasgow Warriors at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.
Barrett grabs brace as Leinster steamroll Zebre to seal top spot

1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Daire Walsh |Aviva Stadium

Player of the match Jordie Barrett recorded a brace of tries at the Aviva Stadium this evening as Leinster sealed first place in the United Rugby Championship regular season table with a 71-point demolition of Zebre Parma.
Leo Cullen 'committed' to job of getting Leinster over the line after another agonising loss

1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Brendan O’Brien |Aviva Stadium

Leo Cullen believes he remains the right man to lead Leinster to glory after the province’s Champions Cup curse continued with a haunting semi-final loss to Northampton Saints in Dublin on Saturday evening. The four-time winners have hit the bar time and again in recent seasons. They have now lost four deciders, two semi-finals and a quarter-final since their last success in 2018 when they edged Racing 92 in a tense game at Athletic Bilbao’s San Mames stadium.
Saints alive as Leinster crash out of Champions Cup in semi-final epic

1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Brendan O’Brien |Aviva Stadium

Losing the last three Champions Cup finals was pure torment for Leinster. This may actually be worse. That they added so richly to one of the greatest Champions Cup contests of all time won’t act as any manner of salve. Heavy favourites to become the first team to make four straight deciders in this 30-year old tournament, the lights went out three weeks earlier than expected on the back of an electric Northampton Saints effort that peaked with three tries inside nine first-half minutes.