Leinster Rugby

New year but very much the same old story as Leinster maintained their perfect start to the season with their eleventh straight win in the URC to add to ...

They won seven from seven on their own throws with Leinster losing five of their own lineouts before the break and were rewarded with a penalty to the left corner which saw them pound the home line before Carty slipped a neat pass to centre Tom Farrell to score. It took Leinster less than five minutes to get the bonus point. Hawkshaw had the ball ripped from him in a promising attack by Charlie Ngatai and from the counter-attack Larmour skipped inside a couple of tackles inside halfway down the right before going wide to his full-back Jimmy O’Brien who powered forward. Carty miscued the conversion and that left the league leaders 19-12 in front at the interval. Leinster went to the corner, worked it back in and Wexford native Brian Deeny crowned his first start with his maiden try when he spotted a gap after Cian Prendergast left his pillar to commit to the ruck and the 22-year-old didn’t need any further invitation to go for the line. Another one of the four to move during the summer, loosehead Peter Dooley, was pinged for not rolling away inside the 22 after 25 minutes.

Liam Turner, Brian Deeny and Jordan Larmour scored first-half tries as Leinster led 19-12 at the break, while David Hawkshaw and Tom Farrell hit back for ...

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Two rounds into this season's Heineken Champions Cup, we are at the midpoint of an enthralling pool stage. With just under a fortnight until the.

Two rounds into this season’s Heineken Champions Cup, we are at the midpoint of an enthralling pool stage. Van der Flier and Esterhuizen both went over for braces in the opening round – at Cell C Sharks and Racing 92 respectively – before adding to their tallies against Gloucester Rugby and Racing in Round 2. In total, Hastoy has kicked seven penalties and eight conversions over the two games – his first in the Heineken Champions Cup – and went over for his maiden try in the competition against Ulster.

The Leinster captain has only played 236 minutes in the United Rugby Championship this season. After his second half collision with Jarrad Butler, some Leinster ...

Again (below) Sexton went high, there was a head-on-head collision and it could easily have been a Connacht penalty. Connacht captain Jarrad Butler made a carry, just inside the Leinster 10-metre line and Sexton was extremely upright. "A nasty collision... "He was probably a little bit high going into the contact area, as he likes to do," said Rob Kearney in the post-match analysis on Premier Sports. After his second half collision with Jarrad Butler, some Leinster and Ireland fans will be wishing he had played even less. You can see the scar on his left temple."

Leinster 5 Connacht 0. 19:39. 5 mins: Really good recovery from Ngatai. He gets taken out of the game by a really good decoy line but sprints back in ...

He gets taken out of the game by a really good decoy line but sprints back in defence to make up for his error to get in over the ball and win a clearing penalty. Straight off the top of the lineout, Sexton takes a ball out the back. Ryan isn’t held in the tackle and he tries to offload to Baird metres from the line but the ball goes forward. Connacht get a penalty and Carty kicks it into the corner. Sexton asks Ryan what he thinks about the lineout, and after a quick chat he turns down the shot to go to the corner. 31 mins: The sublime to the ridiculous from Sexton. Gibson-Park says he was impeded which is why he wasn’t there for the tackle but the TMO is happy to let the try stand. He clearly wasn’t the first man but still went in to contest the maul, making the penalty call an easy one. Gibson-Park then tries a chip over the top but it’s blocked down and Connacht are able to regather. Accurate breakdown work and fast ball eventually does for Leinster as they work the ball to Farrell out wide. He then fixes the last man to then send van der Flier over in the corner. 71 mins: Carty thinks he has a 50:22 but it’s gone out on the full.

Live updates from Leinster's meeting with Connacht in the RDS in the New Year's Day URC fixture. Game underway at 7.35pm.

A few more phases and they were up at the try line. Simple finish for Russell for Leinster's fifth try, effectively settling the result if it wasn't already. The conversion is easy enough for Byrne this time. Charlie Ngatai made the break this time, tearing into space, feeding Baird on his left shoulder. Had it gone to hand, an eighth try and a fourth in the last 10 minutes would have resulted. Jordan Larmour was the star man overall, running in two tries and fizzing with creative brilliance all evening. Leinster cut loose late on, with tries from Russell, Baird and Van der Flier. Rough scoreline from a Connacht perspective, who were highly competitive for three quarters of the contest. - 21:14 [#rterugby](https://twitter.com/hashtag/rterugby) [#LEIvCON](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LEIvCON) [#URC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/URC) 📱 Updates - [#URC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/URC) [#RTERugby](https://twitter.com/hashtag/RTERugby) [#LEIvCON](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LEIvCON) [pic.twitter.com/80hXACSwij](https://t.co/80hXACSwij) [January 1, 2023](https://twitter.com/RTErugby/status/1609664210551865344)

The hosts got off to the perfect start and took the lead after just three minutes. Liam Turner got the try after a trademark Johnny Sexton loop. But the ...

A slip from Murray after some nice play from Porch. Penalty to Connacht as Kelleher goes off his feet. That could have been a try had it gone to hand. Dave Hawshaw gets the ball 20 metres out. Great ball off the top of the lineout. Leinster 5-0 Connacht Cullen will not be one bit happy with how his side's lineout has performed. Jordan Larmour got over the whitewash after some solid Leinster play. Leinster 24-12 Connacht Jack Carty was handed a yellow card early in the second half after tackling Jamison Gibson Park without retreating 10 metres from a quick tap-and-go. Liam Turner got the try after a trademark Johnny Sexton loop. The second-half began in a similar fashion to the first.

Leinster have apologised after the controversial Wolfe Tones song 'Celtic Symphony' was played at the RDS after tonight's win over Connacht.

A Leinster spokesperson issued a statement apologising for the song being played: “A song was played over the PA at the RDS Arena this evening that shouldn’t have been played. Leinster have apologised after the controversial Wolfe Tones song 'Celtic Symphony' was played at the RDS after tonight's win over Connacht. The song was previously played in full at an empty RDS after Leinster beat Munster on March 27, 2021.

Wolfe Tones' Celtic Symphony played after Leinster's dominant win over Connacht.

The song was one of several played when the match ended and as the Leinster players were doing a lap of honour after beating Connacht 41-12. “Leinster Rugby has taken measures to ensure it doesn’t happen again and apologises sincerely for its use and any offence it caused.” The players, manager Vera Pauw and the FAI apologised for any offence caused by the Irish team.

The Wolfe Tones song Celtic Symphony was played followed Leinster's URC win against Connacht tonight.

“A song was played over the PA at the RDS Arena this evening that shouldn’t have been played,” the statement read. The song was played at the stadium as the Leinster team completed a lap of the pitch LEINSTER RUGBY HAVE issued an apology after the controversial Wolfe Tones song, Celtic Symphony, was played over the PA system at the RDS on Sunday night.

The song was played while the Leinster players were completing a lap of honour following the 41-12 win over Connacht.

The FAI was fined €20,000 by Uefa when the same song was played in the Republic of Ireland women's dressing room following last year's victory over Scotland in the World Cup playoff. The song was played while the Leinster players were completing a lap of honour following the 41-12 win in the United Rugby Championship. Leinster Rugby have issued an apology after the controversial Wolfe Tones song, Celtic Symphony, was played over the public address system following Sunday night's win over Connacht at the RDS.

Leinster Rugby has issued an apology after the song 'Celtic Symphony' was played over the PA system following their URC victory over Connacht at the RDS ...

"A song was played over the PA at the RDS Arena this evening that shouldn't have been played. The song was at a centre of controversy late last year when the FAI were The Wolfe Tones song, which contains lyrics suggesting support of the IRA in the chorus, was played on the PA after

Leinster Rugby has taken measures to ensure it doesn't happen again and apologises sincerely for its use and for any offence caused," read a statement.

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Leinster Rugby have issued an apology after a pro-IRA song was played at their stadium following Saturday's 41-12 win over Connacht.

Register for free to Reuters and know the full story The apology came after the Wolfe Tones' 'Celtic Symphony' was played.

Celtic Symphony was the second song played over the RDS PA following the end of the Leinster-Connacht match and had begun to fade out as the controversial 'Ooh, ...

the usual suspects make yet another attempt to alienate Irish songs …" They said on social media: "Why the need to apologise … The FAI and Ireland boss Vera Pauw subsequently issued apologies.

The Irish club have apologised after 'Celtic Symphony' was played following their win over rivals Connacht.

According to reports, the ‘Celtic Symphony’ song was played as the Leinster players completed a lap of honour following their win over Connacht. The apology came after the Wolfe Tones’ ‘Celtic Symphony’ was played. , in reference to the Irish Republican Army.

Leinster Rugby have issued an apology after a pro-IRA song was played at their stadium following Saturday's 41-12 win over Connacht.

“A song was played over the PA at the RDS Arena this evening that shouldn’t have been played,” Leinster said in a statement. The apology came after the Wolfe Tones’ Celtic Symphony was played. Leinster Rugby have issued an apology after a pro-IRA song was played at their stadium following Saturday’s 41-12 win over Connacht.