| No. | Name | |
|---|---|---|
15Phil Dollman, FB | ||
14James Short, W | ||
13Henry Slade, C | ||
12Ian Whitten, C | ||
11Olly Woodburn, W | ||
10Gareth Steenson, FH | ||
9Nic White, SH | ||
1Alec Hepburn, P | ||
2Luke Cowan-Dickie, H | ||
3Harry Williams, P | ||
4Mitch Lees, L | ||
5Jonny Hill, L | ||
6Don Armand, FL | ||
7Matt Kvesic, FL | ||
8Thomas Waldrom, N8 | ||
| Replacements | ||
16Jack Yeandle, R | ||
17Ben Moon, R | ||
18Tomas Francis, R | ||
19Sam Skinner, R | ||
20Sam Simmonds, R | ||
21Will Chudley, R | ||
22Sam Hill, R | ||
23Jack Nowell, R | ||
*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold
Leinster took a firm grip on Pool 3 of the European Champions Cup as they inflicted a first home defeat in 12 months on Aviva Premiership champions Exeter.
| 81' | 8-18 End of second half | |
| 79' | Into the last two minutes and Leinster clinging onto the ball with ease, still making the hard yards | |
| 78' | Tick tock. Leinster slow it down at the scrum and win the freekick, scrum called again |
EXET
EXET| 96 | Runs | 180 | |||
| 198 | Metres Run | 319 | |||
| 6 | Clean Breaks | 6 | |||
| 258 | Tackles | 122 | |||
| 31 | Missed Tackles | 8 | |||
| 9 | Turnover Knock On | 2 |
| Pool 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Team | GP | PD | P |
| 1 | BEG | 4 | +89 | 17 |
| 2 | BULLS | 4 | +30 | 15 |
| 3 | LYON | 4 | -2 | 12 |
| 4 | SARAC | 4 | -17 | 10 |
| 5 | CONN | 4 | -52 | 6 |
| 6 | BTL | 4 | -48 | 5 |
| Pool 2 | ||||
| R | Team | GP | PD | P |
| 1 | TOUL | 4 | +109 | 20 |
| 2 | HQUIN | 4 | +42 | 15 |
| 3 | BATH | 4 | +22 | 15 |
| 4 | RAMET | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 5 | ULST | 4 | -59 | 5 |
| 6 | CDB | 4 | -113 | 3 |
| Pool 3 | ||||
| R | Team | GP | PD | P |
| 1 | NTHMP | 4 | +62 | 18 |
| 2 | EXET | 4 | -12 | 13 |
| 3 | GLASG | 4 | +14 | 10 |
| 4 | MUNST | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | BAY | 4 | -25 | 8 |
| 6 | TOUL | 4 | -39 | 2 |
| Pool 4 | ||||
| R | Team | GP | PD | P |
| 1 | LEINS | 4 | +70 | 19 |
| 2 | STORM | 4 | +3 | 14 |
| 3 | LA RO | 4 | +38 | 12 |
| 4 | LEICS | 4 | -38 | 9 |
| 5 | SALE | 4 | -7 | 6 |
| 6 | SFRAN | 4 | -66 | 2 |
Plans for a rugby Club World Cup where the best northern and southern hemisphere club sides will compete against each other are in the offing, sources have told ESPN, with the tournament set to launch in 2028.
La Rochelle became the fifth team to win back-to-back European Champions Cups on Saturday when they clawed back a 17-point deficit to beat Leinster 27-26 at the Aviva Stadium in another breathless final between the sides.
Wallabies great David Campese says Marika Koroibete is yet to hit the ceiling of his rugby talents, but the man who made the gold No. 11 jersey famous is displeased by talk Rugby Australia is lining up a mega-rich offer to teen sensation Joseph Suaali'i.
The 2023 Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals will be played at Dublin's Aviva Stadium instead of Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur's stadium in London, European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) said on Thursday.
All Round 2 matches between U.K. and French sides have been postponed hours after Ospreys vs. Racing 92 was called off due to a number of positive COVID-19 cases in the Welsh squad.
Toulouse broke fellow French club La Rochelle's resilience to claim a record-extending fifth Champions Cup title with a 22-17 victory.
