Leinster vs Connacht

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Leinster v Connacht: Provinces battle it out for URC points at RDS (Independent.ie)

David Hawkshaw of Connacht is tackled by Leinster players, from left, Rónan Kelleher, Jonathan Sexton and Josh van der Flier during the United Rugby ...

URC live - Leinster vs Connacht (The Irish Times)

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.

URC: Leinster v Connacht updates (RTE.ie)

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)

Leinster 24-12 Connacht - Live score updates from the URC clash at ... (Irish Mirror)

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.

Larmour bags brace as Leinster hammer Connacht in Interprovincial ... (The Irish Sun)

Jordan Larmour turned on the style to send out a timely reminder to Andy Farrell as Leinster ran in seven tries to thrash Connacht at the RDS and main.

Carty miscued the conversion and that left the league leaders 19-12 in front at the interval. It took Leinster less than five minutes to get the bonus point. It got worse for Connacht eight minutes from the break. They do their best to take it,” he added. Sexton’s conversion made it 12-7. Everyone is putting their hands up when they get an opportunity.

Johnny Sexton emerges as doubt for Six Nations after Ireland ... (The Irish Sun)

JOHNNY SEXTON has emerged as a potential doubt for the Six Nations following an injury suffered for Leinster.Leo Cullen's side racked up their 13th wi.

They will be one of the favourites to go the distance in the competition following a stunning 2022 that saw them rise to the top of the world rankings. "All of the onus is on the defending player. He said: "There’s a bit of muddiness, isn’t there, at the moment in the game. “It’s almost getting to the point now with a ball carrier, you can almost see a tackler that’s high and it’s almost like you can head straight for them. Head coach Leo Cullen confirmed that the out-half would undergo a scan to determine the extent of the injury, with news expected later today. JOHNNY SEXTON has emerged as a potential doubt for the Six Nations following an injury suffered for Leinster.

Johnny Sexton suffers match-ending collision with Jarrad Butler (SportsJOE.ie)

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."