Leinster advance as top seeds after completing clean sweep in Montpellier
Leo Cullen’s men recovered from a poor first half to secure a sixth win from six in Pool 3.
Leo Cullen’s men recovered from a poor first half to secure a sixth win from six in Pool 3.
We were at the Altrad Stadium as Leo Cullen’s side looked to progress to the quarter-finals as top seeds.
Jack Conan has excelled in Leinster’s number eight shirt this season.
Robbie Henshaw is happy that he’s showing a rounded game in midfield for Leinster.
Tadhg Furlong is enjoying Leinster’s offloading freedom but is still keeping his head down.
With his IRFU contract coming to an end, the Munster man has reportedly been offered an astonishing figure to ply his trade in the Top14.
Leo Cullen’s side got their European campaign underway at the RDS this afternoon.
Leinster head coach Leo Cullen remains wary of Montpellier’s array of talent eve if Aaron Cruden fell foul of injury.
The head coach hopes to see Johnny Sexton, Sean O’Brien and Rory O’Loughlin fit to feature against Glasgow next weekend.
Leinster’s opening Champions Cup opponents were on an imprssive spending spree last year.
Meanwhile, former Ulster favourite Ruan Pienaar chipped in with 17 points for Montpellier against Castres.
Vern Cotter is assembling quite the crop of Galacticos in the south of France.
Francois Steyn entered the sin bin and Jannie Du Plessis was sent off as Racing 92 dumped Montpellier out of the Top 14 finals.
The Springbok is still suspended for Top 14 matches against Toulouse and Lyon.
The South African was shown a red card for the tackle earlier this month.
The big man would have approved.
The Chiefs star has chosen a life in France over another shot at the World Cup.
The Kiwi has been called before a disciplinary committee for making contact with the eye are of Nic White.
14 mad first-half minutes set Leinster on the way to an eight-try rout and sealed a quarter-final.
Leo Cullen’s side had the chance to book a quarter-final place tonight and we followed all the action from the RDS.
The eastern province can book their place in the knockout stages with a win.
The horrific incident happened at Montpellier late last night.
About 70 monks live in the Montpellier home.
The 33-year-old will miss a number of key games for Montpellier.
La Rochelle’s Charles Bouldoire won’t be forgetting this rule again any time soon.
“Garry’s getting better every week and it’s exciting to watch.”
Head coach Leo Cullen says the pair were ‘pissed off’ to be removed before the second half.
The eastern province were made to cling on for long stretches, but travel home with a losing bonus point.
However, the eastern province finished strong to claim a losing bonus point.
Could Leo Cullen’s men make it two from two in Pool 4?
The 32-year-old was snapped up by the French club on loan this week.
The return of Jonathan Sexton and Mike McCarthy completes a triple boost for the eastern province.
‘It is also an opportunity to live abroad and do what I love most, play rugby.’
In his first game since last September, the Welsh full-back chipped in with 17 points Roazhon Park.
Italian scrum-half Tito Tebaldi is also leaving The Stoop.
Fulgence Ouedraogo was an instrumental Frenchman amidst a host of South African powerhouses.
However, the Montpellier boss does not want to be involved in a drawn out process.
131kg meets 78kg and it doesn’t end well.
Fans joined the teams in an impeccably observed minute’s silence.
The 25-year-old centre has been gathering a lot of hype since his transfer from rugby league.