LEINS
	No.	Name
15Zane Kirchner, FB
14Adam Byrne, W T 2
13Garry Ringrose, C
12Robbie Henshaw, C
11Isa Nacewa, W T 2  4 
10Ross Byrne, FH  2
9Luke McGrath, SH T
1Jack McGrath, P
2Sean Cronin, H T
3Tadhg Furlong, P T
4Devin Toner, L
5Hayden Triggs, L
6Sean O'Brien, FL T
7Josh van der Flier, FL
8Jamie Heaslip, N8
Replacements
16James Tracy, R
17Cian Healy, R
18Michael Bent, R
19Rhys Ruddock, R
20Jack Conan, R
21Jamison Gibson-Park, R
22Noel Reid, R
23Rory O'Loughlin, R T

NTHMP
	No.	Name
15Ahsee Tuala, FB
14Ken Pisi, W T
13George Pisi, C
12JJ Hanrahan, C
11Tom Collins, W
10Stephen Myler, FH   2
9Nic Groom, SH
1Ethan Waller, P
2Charlie Clare, H
3Kieran Brookes, P
4Api Ratuniyarawa, L
5James Craig, L
6Jamie Gibson, FL
7Calum Clark, FL
8Teimana Harrison, N8
16James Fish, R
17Alex Waller, R
18Paul Hill, R
19Michael Paterson, R
20Ben Nutley, R
21Tom Kessel, R
22Rory Hutchinson, R
23James Wilson, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Aviva Stadium

7:45 PM, December 17, 2016

2685dESPN Staff

Leinster embarrass Northampton in record defeat

Leinster inflicted a record points total on Northampton Saints in their 60-13 embarrassing, dismantling of Jim Mallinder's side in the Champions Cup.

Match Commentary

81'		60-13 End of second half
80'		That's it. Nine tries to one. Leinster are back in the big time.
79'		Northampton have another penalty after the previous effort comes to nothing. The ball is knocked on for Northampton.

Match Stats

LEINS

NTHMP

61%

39%

61%

39%

LEINS

NTHMP

139	Runs	93
467	Metres Run	296
14	Clean Breaks	1
99	Tackles	140
7	Missed Tackles	25
11	Turnover Knock On	20

Standings

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

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