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Irish Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Times
Leinster overcome champions Glasgow to set up URC final at Croke Park
URC semi-final: Leinster 37 Glasgow 19 Leinster will host next week's United Rugby Championship final at Croke Park after dishing out a 37-19 beating to last year's winners Glasgow Warriors . The province, which has endured three straight URC semi-final defeats, regained their mojo to set up a Dublin decider against the Bulls or Sharks, who meet in the second semi-final on Saturday evening (kick-off 5.15pm). Dan Sheehan started and finished the first half's try-scoring to give Leinster a 25-5 lead as Jamie Osborne and Tom Clarkson also crossed at a rain-hit Aviva Stadium. Osborne and Ciaran Frawley made it six tries to one before closing scores from Jamie Dobie and Sione Tuipulotu added to George Horne's fourth-minute effort. READ MORE Which Ireland players will step up for the summer squad while the Lions are away? Listen | 27:53 The hosts hit the ground running with Jamison Gibson-Park pulling the trigger for Sheehan to raid over in the second minute. Glasgow swiftly cut the gap to 7-5 when Kyle Rowe's inviting kick infield was dotted down by Horne. Crossing from James Lowe denied Leinster a second try before Sam Prendergast slotted over a 21st-minute penalty. A Gibson-Park forward pass ruled out an Osborne score but the young centre duly scored out wide from a slick Lowe offload. Leinster's Ciarán Frawley scores a try. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho Leinster turned a scrum penalty into five more points when Clarkson rumbled over and Sheehan's maul try came on the stroke of half-time. Despite Tom Jordan switching to fly-half for the Warriors, Leinster, aided by Ryan Baird's player-of-the-match performance, remained in full control. Following a penalty miss from Prendergast, who had a disappointing day with the boot, Gibson-Park clinically played in Osborne in the 53rd minute to make it 32-5. Replacement Frawley followed him over the line just four minutes later, with Lowe's initial aerial take igniting a sweeping move. Leinster's Ryan Baird is tackled by Glasgow's Sione Tuipulotu. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho Sprung from the Scots' bench, Dobie raced over in the 71st minute and Tuipulotu displayed his dancing feet with a superb solo try from the edge of Leinster's 22. SCORING SEQUENCE – 2 mins: Sheehan try, Prendergast con 7-0; 4: Horne try 7-5; Prendergast pen 10-5; 27: Osborne try 15-5; 32: Clarkson try 20-5; Half-time 20-5 ; 40: Sheehan try 25-5; 53: Osborne try, Prendergast con 32-5; 57: Frawley try 37-5; 71: Dobie try, Jordan con 37-12; 78: Tuipulotu try, Jordan con 37-19. LEINSTER: J O'Brien; T O'Brien, J Osborne, J Barrett, J Lowe; S Prendergast, J Gibson-Park; A Porter, D Sheehan, T Clarkson; J McCarthy, J Ryan; R Baird, S Penny, J Conan (capt). Replacements: R Kelleher for Sheehan, C Frawly for Barrett, RG Snyman for Ryan (all 55 mins), R Slimani for Clarkson, J Boyle for Porter (both 59), R Byrne for Prendergast (60), M Deegan for Conan (63), L McGrath for Gibson-Park (69). GLASGOW WARRIORS: J McKay; K Steyn (capt), S Tuipulotu, T Jordan, K Rowe; A Hastings, G Horne; J Bhatti, G Hiddleston, F Richardson; A Samuel, S Cummings; E Ferrie, R Darge, H Venter. Replacements: S McDowall for Hastings (h-t), J Matthews for Hiddleston, R Sutherland for Bhatti, S Talakai for Richardson, M Williamson for Samuel (all 44 mins), J Dobie for Horne (51), Duncan for Venter (59), J Mann for Ferrie (72). Referee: A Piardi (Italy).
BBC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Six-try Leinster overcome holders Glasgow to reach URC final
United Rugby Championship semi-final: Leinster v Glasgow WarriorsLeinster (25) 37Tries: Sheehan 2, Osborne 2, Clarkson, Frawley Con: Prendergast 2 Pen: PrendergastGlasgow Warriors (5) 19Tries: Horne, Dobie, Tuipulotu Con: Jordan 2 Six-try Leinster overpowered Glasgow Warriors to oust the reigning champions and ease into the United Rugby Championship visitors responded to conceding a try to Dan Sheehan after only three minutes by scoring at the other end immediately through George Leinster added three more of their own - through Jamie Osborne, Thomas Clarkson and Sheehan - by half-timeSecond-half tries from Osborne and Ciaran Frawley extinguished hopes of an unlikely comeback before consolations from Jamie Dobie and Sione means Leinster head into next weekend's final against either Bulls or Sharks still on course for a ninth title. The Irish side started as favourites after ending the regular season top of the table and having thrashed Warriors 52-0 in the Champions Cup quarter-final eight weeks standards had dropped since their own defeat by Northampton in the European semis, with a shadow Glasgow side proving tougher opponents when going down 13-5 in the URC three weeks hosts, though, were immediately in the ascendency and Jamison Gibson-Park floated a pass for hooker Sheehan to exploit a gap and touch down under the Prendergast added the extras, but Glasgow responded instantly. Tuipulotu sent Kyle Rowe racing down the left wing and his kick inside sent Horne diving over the line scrum-half missed a fairly simple conversion, but the try had Glasgow dreaming of a first win by a Scottish team - club or national - at the Aviva despite Prendergast having one try ruled out for crossing, the Leinster fly-half was soon adding to the scoreline as the hosts were given a penalty in front of the a crunching tackle halted Glasgow's Tom Jordan, Leinster exploited the space behind and Osborne raced through under the posts only for Gibson-Park's pass to be ruled did not have to wait long for his try, the centre racing down the left wing to touch down in the corner from James Lowe's offload. Glasgow were rocking now and Leinster were soon across the line again as prop Clarkson powered over despite the attentions of a clutch of Warriors off the back of a added another try on the stroke of half-time, powering over behind a ruck following a line-out close to the line, to give the Irish side a 20-point advantage at the gap would have been wider had Prendergast been more accurate with the boot, but with Glasgow pinned back in their own half after the restart, the fly-half made no mistake after Osborne dived over for his second try near the fly-half Frawley added another try in the corner before weaving finishes from Dobie and Tuipulotu made the scoreline more respectable for the Jimmy O'Brien; Tommy O'Brien, Jamie Osborne, Jordie Barrett, James Lowe; Sam Prendergast, Jamison Gibson-Park; Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan, Thomas Clarkson, Joe McCarthy, James Ryan, Ryan Baird, Scott Penny, Jack Conan (capt).Replacements: Ronan Kelleher, Jack Boyle, Rabah Slimani, RG Snyman, Max Deegan, Luke McGrath, Ross Byrne, Ciaran Warriors: Josh McKay; Kyle Steyn (capt), Sione Tuipulotu, Tom Jordan, Kyle Rowe; Adam Hastings, George Horne; Jamie Bhatti, George Hiddleston, Fin Richardson, Alex Samuel, Scott Cummings, Euan Ferrie, Rory Darge, Henco Johnny Matthews, Rory Sutherland, Sam Talakai, Max Williamson, Jack Mann, Macenzzie Duncan, Stafford McDowall, Jamie Andrea Piardi (Italy).
