URC - Leinster vs Lions on 25 February 2022



February 15, 2022 - The match was played in Dublin on Friday 25 February 2022, and kick-off was at 21:35 SA Time.

Officials

Referee: Craig Evans
AR1: Peter Martin
AR2: Stuart Gaffikin
TMO: Colin Stanley

Teams

Leinster: 15. Max O’Reilly, 14. Tommy O’Brien, 13. Jamie Osborne, 12. Harry Byrne, 11. Dave Kearney, 10. Ross Byrne, 9. Nick McCarthy, 8. Rhys Ruddock (c), 7. Dan Leavy, 6. Josh Murphy, 5. Joe McCarthy, 4. Devin Toner, 3. Michael Ala’alatoa, 2. James Tracy, 1. Ed Byrne.
Replacements: 16. Seán Cronin, 17. Peter Dooley, 18. Thomas Clarkson, 19. Jack Dunne, 20. Max Deegan, 21. Luke McGrath, 22. Adam Byrne, 23. Scott Penny.

Lions: 15. Quan Horn, 14. Stean Pienaar, 13. Wandisile Simelane, 12. Burger Odendaal, 11. Edwill van der Merwe, 10. Jordan Hendrikse, 9. Morne van den Berg, 8. Francke Horn, 7. Ruan Venter, 6. Jaco Kriel (c), 5. Ruben Schoeman, 4. PJ Steenkamp, 3. Carlu Sadie, 2. Jaco Visagie, 1. Sti Sithole.
Replacements: 16. PJ Botha, 17. Morgan Naude, 18. Ruan Dreyer, 19. Lunga Ncube, 20. Sibusiso Sangweni, 21. Nico Steyn, 22. Manuel Rass, 23. Tiaan Swanepoel.

Scorers

Leinster: 21 (7): Tries: Dave Kearney, Michael Ala’alatoa, Scott Penny. Conversions: Ross Byrne (3). Penalties: .

Lions: 13 (6): Tries: Jaco Kriel. Conversions: Tiaan Swanepoel. Penalties: Jordan Hendrikse (2).

“Forwards win games, backs decide by how much.”