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Match report: Ospreys 19 Leinster 24 - Leinster Rugby (Leinster Rugby)

A match report from the Swansea.com stadium as Leinster beat Ospreys 24-19 in the BKT United Rugby Championship.

The momentum was swinging back the other way. Charlie Ngatai devoured ground up the middle. True to form, Leinster stayed the course for full-back Keenan to pick a line which unlocked the defence, Ross Byrne converting for a one-point lead in the 64th minute. The pressure did produce a penalty which Ross Byrne used to go for the corner where Dewi Lake wrestled the ball out of a maul. Nonetheless, the tendency to go from side to side in search of an opening provided targets for The Ospreys to knock over. Keen to build into the game, Kieran Williams’ burst caused Leinster to infringe for Cai Evans to slot a penalty in the 11th minute.

Relentless Leinster remain unbeaten after quick-fire Keenan and O ... (Independent.ie)

Two tries in four minutes in the second half hauled Leinster back from the brink of their first URC defeat at the Swansea.com Stadium.

Another Evans penalty made it 16-10 before those tries from Keenan, darting through a hole created by two pull back passes on the home 22, and O’Brien pulled them out of the fire. That set the benchmark for the home front five and as they warmed to their task it was Leinster who had to play on the back foot for a period. Leinster fought their way back into the game to level the scores just before the break, although the home fans weren’t happy with the Italian official for penalising what they felt was the dominant scrum force. It didn’t stay that way for long, however, as Evans kicked a long-range penalty three minutes after the re-start as the contest stepped up another level. The visitors got off to a good start, regaining the kick-off and launching wave after wave of attacks. In the end the relentlessness of Leinster carried them through to victory No 12 on the trot in the final quarter.

Ospreys v Leinster recap: Score and result from URC clash (Irish Mirror)

Ospreys, forcing a clutch of scrum penalties, pushed the league leaders all the way in Swansea but were unable to become the first side to inflict a defeat on ...

Ross Byrne , 23. and Leinster will look to score before the half James Ryan , 20. It comes back for a Leinster scrum. Vakhtang Abdaladze , 19. Michael Milne , 18. And just like that Leinster are back in it. John McKee , 17. Ospreys 10-3 Leinster That should be the game and a huge defensive effort Ospreys 16-10 Leinster Byrne converted to make it 24-16.

Leinster maintain unbeaten run with Ospreys win (BBC Sport)

United Rugby Championship league leaders Leinster keep their unbeaten record going with a hard-fought victory over Ospreys.

Piardi left the field at half-time to a chorus of boos with members of the Ospreys coaching staff also looking bemused at some of his first-half decisions. This decision set up the platform for the opening Leinster try for hooker Sheehan with Byrne converting to level the scores at half-time. Leinster responded with a Harry Byrne penalty but Ospreys' defence initially held firm and the home side were buoyed by some scrummaging superiority. It was a 14th Leinster win of the season with 12 league victories extending the advantage at the top of the table to 12 points. A quick tap penalty from number eight Morris released scrum-half Morgan-Williams who fed wing Giles to score with Evans converting from the touchline. This forced a further reshuffle with full-back Evans switching to the wing, centre Michael Collins reverting to the number 15 role and replacement Joe Hawkins coming on in midfield.

Unbeaten Leinster come from behind to see off Ospreys (BreakingNews.ie)

Wing Keelan Giles had crossed for a first-half try and the boot of makeshift wing Cai Evans had put the Ospreys 16-10 ahead until Leinster finally struck in the ...

Evans converted to make the score 10-0 before Leinster replied with a Harry Byrne penalty and hooker Dan Sheehan crossed out wide after a period of sustained pressure by the visitors to make it 10-10 at half-time. Wing Evans landed an early penalty before the Ospreys scored the game’s first try after Morgan Morris burst free from a scrum and Reuben Morgan Williams set Giles free to race in from 20 metres for the try. Wing Keelan Giles had crossed for a first-half try and the boot of makeshift wing Cai Evans had put the Ospreys 16-10 ahead until Leinster finally struck in the last quarter to make it 12 wins on the trot in the URC.

Leinster dig deep to make it 12 in a row at Ospreys (The42)

Hugo Keenan and Jimmy O'Brien scored twice in the space of four minutes in the second half.

Another Evans penalty made it 16-10 before those tries from Keenan, darting through a hole created by two pull back passes on the home 22, and O’Brien pulled them out of the fire. Harry Byrne then hit the mark with another simple penalty midway through the first half to get Leinster on the board. It didn’t stay that way for long, however, as Evans kicked a long-range penalty three minutes after the re-start as the contest stepped up another level. Leinster fought their way back into the game to level the scores just before the break, although the home fans weren’t happy with the Italian official for penalising what they felt was the dominant scrum force. The visitors got off to a good start, regaining the kick-off and launching wave after wave of attacks. In the end, the relentlessness of Leinster carried them through to victory No 12 on the trot in the final quarter.