Saturday 25 Jan 2025
Aviva Stadium, TBC
Tries
Andrew Osborne 67'; 10'
Dan Sheehan 61'; 40'
Jordie Barrett 57'
Evan Roos 78'
Ben Loader 20'
Conversions
Ross Byrne 68'; 62'; 58'; 11'
Manie Libbok 21'
Penalties
Ross Byrne 3'
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Timeline
End of Second Half
80'
Evan Roos
Try
78'
Brian Deeny
Out: Cormac Foley
75'
Rory McGuire
Out: Rabah Slimani
68'
Ross Byrne
Conversion
68'
Andrew Osborne
Try
67'
Marcel Theunissen
Out: Ben-Jason Dixon
63'
Will Connors
Out: Henry McErlean
63'
Herschel Jantjies
Out: Paul de Wet
63'
Paul De Villiers
Out: Deon Fourie
62'
Sti Sithole
Out: Alistair Vermaak
62'
Brok Harris
Out: Neethling Fouche
62'
John McKee
Out: Dan Sheehan
62'
Ross Byrne
Conversion
62'
Dan Sheehan
Try
61'
Paddy McCarthy
Out: Jack Boyle
60'
James Culhane
Out: Alex Soroka
59'
Ross Byrne
Conversion
58'
Jordie Barrett
Try
57'
Diarmuid Mangan
Out: Brian Deeny
54'
Andre-Hugo Venter
Out: Joseph Dweba
52'
Start of Second Half
40'
End of First Half
41'
Dan Sheehan
Try
40'
Cormac Foley
Out: Luke McGrath
38'
Wandisile Simelane
Out: Manie Libbok
38'
Salmaan Moerat
Out: JD Schickerling
29'
Charlie Tector
Out: Liam Turner
28'
Manie Libbok
Conversion
21'
Ben Loader
Try
20'
Ross Byrne
Conversion
11'
Andrew Osborne
Try
10'
Ross Byrne
Penalty
3'
Start of First Half
0'
Top Stats
Tries
5
2
Conversions
4
1
Penalties
1
0
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Top Performers
Ball Carries
MD
M. Deegan
Ball Carries: 18
Tackles
ER
E. Roos
Tackles: 17
Points
RB
R. Byrne
Points: 11
Insights
United Rugby Championship
Points per match
3023
Tries per match
43
Penalties Conceded per match
1110
Match Information
Aviva Stadium, TBC
Saturday 25 Jan 2025
Aviva Stadium, TBC
Tries
Andrew Osborne 67'; 10'
Dan Sheehan 61'; 40'
Jordie Barrett 57'
Evan Roos 78'
Ben Loader 20'
Conversions
Ross Byrne 68'; 62'; 58'; 11'
Manie Libbok 21'
Penalties
Ross Byrne 3'
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Timeline
End of Second Half
80'
Evan Roos
Try
78'
Brian Deeny
Out: Cormac Foley
75'
Rory McGuire
Out: Rabah Slimani
68'
Ross Byrne
Conversion
68'
Andrew Osborne
Try
67'
Marcel Theunissen
Out: Ben-Jason Dixon
63'
Will Connors
Out: Henry McErlean
63'
Herschel Jantjies
Out: Paul de Wet
63'
Paul De Villiers
Out: Deon Fourie
62'
Sti Sithole
Out: Alistair Vermaak
62'
Brok Harris
Out: Neethling Fouche
62'
John McKee
Out: Dan Sheehan
62'
Ross Byrne
Conversion
62'
Dan Sheehan
Try
61'
Paddy McCarthy
Out: Jack Boyle
60'
James Culhane
Out: Alex Soroka
59'
Ross Byrne
Conversion
58'
Jordie Barrett
Try
57'
Diarmuid Mangan
Out: Brian Deeny
54'
Andre-Hugo Venter
Out: Joseph Dweba
52'
Start of Second Half
40'
End of First Half
41'
Dan Sheehan
Try
40'
Cormac Foley
Out: Luke McGrath
38'
Wandisile Simelane
Out: Manie Libbok
38'
Salmaan Moerat
Out: JD Schickerling
29'
Charlie Tector
Out: Liam Turner
28'
Manie Libbok
Conversion
21'
Ben Loader
Try
20'
Ross Byrne
Conversion
11'
Andrew Osborne
Try
10'
Ross Byrne
Penalty
3'
Start of First Half
0'
Top Stats
Conversions
Conversions
Penalties
Penalties
Drop Goals
Drop Goals
Scrums
Scrums
Lineouts
Lineouts
Possession
Possession
Territory
Territory
Handling Errors
10
13
Passes
182
100
Offload
11
5
Metres Gained
327
316
Clean Breaks
7
6
Kicks From Hand
24
14
Tackles
96
139
Missed Tackles
12
19
Mauls
5
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Penalties Conceded
13
17
Form Guide
Last 5 matches
LeinsterW
W
W
W
W
StormersL
W
W
W
L
Form Guide
Last 5 matches
Line Up
1
JB
Jack Boyle
2
DS
Dan Sheehan
3
RS
Rabah Slimani
4
RS
RG Snyman
5
BD
Brian Deeny
6
AS
Alex Soroka
7
SP
Scott Penny
8
MD
Max Deegan
9
LM
Luke McGrath
10
RB
Ross Byrne
11
JL
James Lowe
12
JB
Jordie Barrett
13
LT
Liam Turner
14
AO
Andrew Osborne
15
HM
Henry McErlean
1
AV
Alistair Vermaak
2
JD
Joseph Dweba
3
NF
Neethling Fouche
4
JS
JD Schickerling
5
Rv
Ruben van Heerden
6
DF
Deon Fourie
7
BD
Ben-Jason Dixon
8
ER
Evan Roos
9
Pd
Paul de Wet
10
ML
Manie Libbok
11
LZ
Leolin Zas
12
JR
Jonathan Roche
13
Ruhan Nel
14
BL
Ben Loader
15
WG
Warrick Gelant
Substitutes
16
JM
John McKee
17
PM
Paddy McCarthy
18
RM
Rory McGuire
19
DM
Diarmuid Mangan
20
JC
James Culhane
21
WC
Will Connors
22
CF
Cormac Foley
23
CT
Charlie Tector
16
AV
Andre-Hugo Venter
17
SS
Sti Sithole
18
BH
Brok Harris
19
SM
Salmaan Moerat
20
MT
Marcel Theunissen
21
PD
Paul De Villiers
22
HJ
Herschel Jantjies
23
WS
Wandisile Simelane
Commentary
80’
Full Time
FULL TIME. LEINSTER 36-12 STORMERS. It's all over and the Stormers miserable night comes to an end. They hung in for the first half, but with the set pieces all but rendered useless, it wasn't easy for them to find any sort of foothold in the game.
Thanks for joining us.
79’
Try
TRY, STORMERS, ROOS. LEINSTER 36-12 STORMERS. The Stormers manage to win a lineout and they shift the ball quickly to Roos. He drives over in the corner. Galant misses the conversion.
77’
Commentary
Some more great play from Galant who set Roche away. His pass is intercepted and the Stormers win a penalty as the Leinster player fails to release. Stormers now set up an attacking lineout.
75’
Commentary
Possibly the move of the game from the Stormers as Galant doubles round twice to create an overlap and set Zas away. Some great hands but Jantjies is tackled by Lowe and the inevitable penalty follows as he holds onto the ball.
74’
Commentary
Simelane does very well to chase back and gather a long hack down field. The Leinster man dives on top of him and gifts the Stormers a penalty.
69’
Conversion
CONVERSION, LEINSTER, BYRNE. LEINSTER 36-7 STORMERS. Over go the extra two.
68’
Try
TRY, LEINSTER, OSBOURNE. LEINSTER 34-7 STORMERS. What a mess. This is getting embarrassing for the visitors. After defending their line bravely through countless of Leinster phases they win a turnover and look to counter. Ruhan Nel looks to get the wall wide quickly but he passes it straight to Osbourne who falls over the line for the score.
67’
Commentary
Indeed Leinster win another penalty at the scrum and set up another lineout...
66’
Commentary
Lineout feed was skew and Leinster miss the chance to maul for the try... although they are quite enjoying the scrums.
66’
Commentary
Lineout feed was skew and Leinster miss the chance to maul for the try... although they are quite enjoying the scrums.
65’
Commentary
Stormers absolutely smashed in the scrum. Shoved badly back and Byrne pushes them back into the corner for another lineout.
64’
Commentary
Looks like James Lowe has cantered in for a try but the Stormers are granted a reprieve as the TMO has spotted a knock on. That's a bullet dodged.
63’
Conversion
CONVERSION, LEINSTER, BYRNE. The extras are added.
62’
Try
TRY, LEINSTER, SHEEHAN. LEINSTER 27-7 STORMERS. Over goes the hooker after a sensational kick pass from Byrne. the home side are starting to run away with this. Which is hardly surprising really, the Stormers are struggling with their set pieces and they are conceding far to many penalties.
61’
Commentary
Play resumes and immediately the Stormers are conceding another penalty. This time for playing a knock from an offside position.
60’
Conversion
CONVERSION, LEINSTER, BYRNE. LEINSTER 22-7 STORMERS. Byrne adds the extra.
59’
Try
TRY, LEINSTER, BARRETT. LEINSTER 20-7 STORMERS. Lovely pass to Barrett from a ruck and he crashes over. Leinster had opted to tap and go with their penalty and it worked a charm.
58’
Commentary
Deon Fourie is spoken to sternly about the number of penalties the Stormers are conceding. They are on dangerous ground.
57’
Commentary
Ross Byrne does well to find touch for Leinster after a long phase of play that saw both sides winning turnovers and making some good kicks.
54’
Commentary
Jon Roche is playing at 10 for the Stormers as they win a scrum and then a freekick. The set-pieces from both sides have been dismal. Galant puts the ball into touch.
52’
Commentary
Stormers penalized for holding onto the ball in the tackle.
50’
Commentary
Leinster penalized at the scrum.
48’
Commentary
Two more penalties conceded by the Stormers. One at teh scrum and one for Warrick Galant lifting the player through the horizontal in a tackle. This is abject fare. Leinster set up the lineout and then throw it in skew to gift a scrum.
46’
Commentary
This time Dweba wins a penalty for the Stormers, but the kick to touch is missed.
46’
Commentary
Stormers cough up another penalty as Dweba penalized for offside and the ref warns the Stormers that the next one is a yellow.
44’
Commentary
Leinster look to maul it up and Stormers are penalized for collapsing.
43’
Commentary
It looks like the Stormers have won a turnover after a period of sustained Leinster pressure. But the turnover was illegal and Leinster set up a lineout.
41’
Kick Off
Ross Byrne gets play underway again.
40’
Half Time
The conversion is missed and the referee blows for the half. It has been an error strewn opening 40 minutes with the Stormers somehow hanging on despite struggling massively in both the scrums and the lineouts.
40’
Try
TRY, LEINSTER, SHEEHAN. LEINSTER 15-7 STORMERS. Lovely try in the corner for hooker Dan Sheehan. He has been out injured for almost a year, and as Leinster find space James Lowe draws his man and send the hooker away. The Stormers cover defence can't get there.
39’
Commentary
Play resumes with a scrum and Neethling Fouche is penalized again for scrumming in.
39’
Commentary
Meanwhile Foley is on for McGrath who is taken from the field on a stretcher.
39’
Commentary
Manie Libbok, who took a knock to his knee earlier has limped off. Simelane is on for him so the Stormers will have to rejig their backline.
39’
Commentary
We have an injury to Luke McGrath and play is stopped. The medics are there holding his neck. Looks like he took Loader's knee to the head. Was quite possibly unconscious there for a bit.
35’
Commentary
It looks like Leinster may be away as RG Snyman offloads sublimely in the tackle. James Lowe steps and looks to be open, but Neethling Fouche gets across and stop him. Great tackle!
34’
Commentary
Free-kick at the scrum as Neethling Fouche is pinged when he looses his footing.
33’
Commentary
A fantastic break and offload from Warrick Galant comes to nothing as first Evan Roos spills it. Leinster hack it forward and Deon Fourie is their to slide in an field it - he knocks it on as well. This is a catalogue of errors at the moment.
30’
Commentary
Leinster pinged for obstruction and Libbok clears the Stormers lines. Salman Moerat is on as an early sub for the Stormers. Schickerling is off.
29’
Commentary
Leinster win a scrum at the penalty. Referee says they are not shoving straight, but it looked like they won that scrum...
28’
Commentary
A few attacking phases for Leinster ends with a knock on. And there is an early sub as Charlie Tector comes on for Liam Turner.
27’
Commentary
There are just too many mistakes from both sides at the moment. A couple of back-to-back penalties conceded by the Stormers now. Both at the tackle.
26’
Commentary
Manie Libbok has a kick charged down and the Stormers manage to regather. But they are under pressure and at the breakdown they are penalized for not releasing.
22’
Conversion
CONVERSION, STORMERS, LIBBOK. LEINSTER 10-7 STORMERS. Libbok slots the extra two.
21’
Try
TRY, STORMERS, LOADER. LEINSTER 10-5 STORMERS. A big scrum earns the Stormers a penalty advantage. They swing it wide quickly and Galant takes it to the line before swinging out a wide pass to the unmarked Loader.
20’
Commentary
This is VERY poor. Stormers miss their jumper and Leinster knock it on. Another scrum to the Stormers. This one is 10m out.
19’
Commentary
Another penalty for the Stormers as Slimani is penalized for not scrumming straight. Stormers set up the lineout again.
18’
Commentary
It is all a bit messy at the moment. Leinster almost rob a Stormers lineout but they knock on. And as the Stormers look to take advantage, they too spill it. It's worth noting there was a big shower just ahead of the game.
16’
Commentary
After a series of big crash balls from the forwards, Ali Vermaak spills it forward.
15’
Commentary
Soroka is penalised for offside at the ruck. Stormers opt to set up an attacking lineout.
12’
Conversion
CONVERSION, LEINSTER, BYRNE. LEINSTER 10-0 STORMERS. Byrne adds the extra points.
11’
Try
TRY, LEINSTER, OSBORNE. LEINSTER 8-0 STORMERS. After a series of pick and drives and pops around the corner, Lieinster go wide and Jordie Barrett find some space before feeding out to Osborne. Too easy really.
9’
Commentary
Leinster miss their jumper at the lineout and it falls to Joseph Dweba who spills it forward. Lots of early errors from the Cape Town side.
7’
Commentary
Scrum penalty for Leinster and they set up the lineout. Stormers cough up another penalty and now Leinster set up the attacking lineout just 5m out.
6’
Commentary
News filtering through that Bok prop Frans Malherbe, who was slated to start from the bench, has been forced to withdraw from the game due to injury. He has been replaced on the bench by veteran Brok Harris.
4’
Penalty
PENALTY, LEINSTER, ROSS BYRNE. LEINSTER 3-0 STORMERS. Deon Fourie effects a great turnover at the tackle. But as wins the ball he goes to ground and holds on too long. Leinster opt for the penalty at poles and open the scoring.
1’
Commentary
Excellent start for Leinster as Henry McErlean sets up a 50/22.
1’
Kick Off
Manie Libbok get the game underway.
0’
Welcome
Controlling the game will be the following team:
Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
Assistant Referees: Chris Busby (Ireland), Jonathan Erskine (Ireland)
TMO: Matteo Liperini (Italy)
Cross has stepped in to take charge of the game after Italy's Andrea Piardi withdrew at the last minute following travel issues.
0’
Team News
Stormers: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Jonathan Roche, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Deon Fourie (captain), 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 JD Schickerling, 3 Neethling Fouché, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Ali Vermaak.
Replacements: 16 André-Hugo Venter, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Frans Malherbe, 19 Salmaan Moerat, 20 Marcel Theunissen, 21 Paul de Villiers, 22 Herschel Jantjies, 23 Wandisile Simelane
0’
Team News
Leinster: 15 Henry McErlean, 14 Andrew Osborne, 13 Liam Turner, 12 Jordie Barrett, 11 James Lowe, 10 Ross Byrne, 9 Luke McGrath, 8 Max Deegan, 7 Scott Penny, 6 Alex Soroka, 5 Brian Deeny, 4 RG Snyman, 3 Rabah Slimani, 2 Dan Sheehan (c), 1 Jack Boyle
Replacements: 16 John McKee, 17 Paddy McCarthy, 18 Rory McGuire, 19 Diarmuid Mangan, 20 James Culhane, 21 Will Connors, 22 Cormac Foley, 23 Charlie Tector
0’
Welcome
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the game between the Leinster and the Stormers from Dublin. Leinster come into the game unbeaten in both the URC and the Champions Cup. The Stormers come into the game having won their last two URC encounters and also knowing that mighty Leinster have never beaten them in the URC. The Stormers have two wins and the sides have drawn once.
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Top Performers
Ball Carries
MD
M. Deegan
Ball Carries: 18
Tackles
ER
E. Roos
Tackles: 17
Points
RB
R. Byrne
Points: 11
Insights
United Rugby Championship
Points per match
3023
Tries per match
43
Penalties Conceded per match
1110
Match Information
Aviva Stadium, TBC
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