Following Leinster’s 37-19 victory over the Glasgow Warriors within the United Rugby Championship semi-final, right here’s how we rated Leo Cullen’s fees.
Leinster participant scores
15 Jimmy O’Brien: Elusive on assault and stable on the again. Offered a spark when wanted and the identical was true when he wanted to be the calm head on the again. He crammed Hugo Keenan’s void beautifully. 7
14 Tommy O’Brien: Yet one more livewire shift from the all-action winger. He was good underneath the excessive ball and was relentless in defence with good reads and a few turnovers. A Check debut is only a formality however he can be extra involved in regards to the remaining. 8
13 Jamie Osborne: Denied a strive after overrunning his assist line and obtained a ahead move from Gibson-Park however he rapidly acquired on the board quickly after. Frequently acquired over the benefit line and added a second rating. 8
12 Jordie Barrett: Robust ball carries and glorious arms. Got here near scoring solely to be held up over the road. He was stable general because the All Blacks star prolonged his Irish keep for an additional week. 7
11 James Lowe: A fiery efficiency from the Lions squad member who arrange a strive, kicked effectively and was very good underneath the excessive ball. He was pivotal to Leinster’s success. 8
10 Sam Prendergast: Performed a powerful supporting position to his good halfback accomplice. Whereas he did have a stable sufficient outing, there have been nonetheless comfortable moments and was poor defensively once more making simply one in all his 5 sort out makes an attempt. He additionally struggled off the tee which didn’t matter at this time however that may very well be the distinction within the remaining – that may concern the coaches. 5
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9 Jamison Gibson-Park: His ahead move apart, it was one other world-class outing from the scrum-half who is definitely the frontrunner to put on the British and Irish Lions quantity 9 jersey in Australia. He dictated play and comfortably outplayed his opposing quantity. 8
8 Jack Conan: The stand-in captain merely acquired the job finished with a stock-standard powerhouse shift on each side of the ball. Nothing overly fancy as he executed the fundamentals effectively. 7
7 Scott Penny: Leinster’s busiest defender with 15 tackles and was sturdy over the ball on the breakdown too. Josh van der Flier was not missed at this time which is a sign as to simply how effectively Penny performed. 7
6 Ryan Baird: The official man of the match and rightly so. It was a surprising efficiency from the athletic lock-blindside hybrid who was efficient in each single side of the sport. 8
5 James Ryan: Exterior of his penalty for a neck roll on the breakdown, it was a powerful outing from the second rower who was relentless within the rucks. Ticked the packing containers within the engine room as Leinster dominated up entrance. 7
4 Joe McCarthy: A lot the identical as his second-row accomplice as he additionally put the stress on the Glasgow lineout together with a steal within the opening 20 minutes. Efficient with ball in hand too as he punched by way of the Warriors’ defence. 8
3 Thomas Clarkson: Scored a try to received the set-piece battle. One other glorious shift from the tighthead. 8
2 Dan Sheehan: He grabbed a brace scoring the primary off a superb line. Sheehan was glorious across the park however his lineout throws weren’t of his common commonplace and that has to enhance subsequent week. 8
1 Andrew Porter: Performed his half within the demolition job of the Glasgow pack and did so brilliantly. 7
Replacements: The bench merely picked up from the place the starters left off with each participant placing in stable performances. There was a late drop-off however the sport was far out of Glasgow’s attain by that stage. 7
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