Leinster 15 - 7 Clermont

Full time

14 Dec 2024

Stage: Pool 2 Round 2

Aviva Stadium

Leinster Rugby secured a narrow 15-7 victory over ASM Clermont Auvergne at the Aviva Stadium. Alivereti Raka opened the scoring for Clermont with a try in the fourth minute, followed by a successful conversion from Alex Newsome. However, Leinster responded quickly, with Garry Ringrose scoring a try in the 21st minute, converted by Sam Prendergast. Just minutes later, Jordie Barrett added another try for Leinster, extending their lead. The first half ended 15-7 in favor of Leinster, with Clermont struggling to find rhythm. Peceli Yato's yellow card early in the second half hindered Clermont's chances of a comeback. Ultimately, Leinster's disciplined defense held firm, securing the win despite Clermont's efforts.

Weather

Temperature: 7.7°C (Feels like 2.5°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 19.5 km/h, gusting to 41.9 km/h Humidity: 85% Cloud Cover: 97%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
4'

Try

Alivereti Raka · Clermont

0 - 5
5'

Conversion

Alex Newsome · Clermont

0 - 7
17'

Substitution

Benjamin Urdapilleta on for George Moala · Clermont
21'

Try

Garry Ringrose · Leinster

5 - 7
22'

Conversion

Sam Prendergast · Leinster

7 - 7
25'

Try

Jordie Barrett · Leinster

12 - 7
26'

Substitution

Theo Giral on for Pierre Fouyssac · Clermont
40'

Substitution

Cristian Ojovan on for Michael Alaalatoa · Clermont
Halftime 12 - 7
Second Half
47'

Yellow Card

Peceli Yato · Clermont
47'

Substitution

Gus McCarthy on for Ronan Kelleher · Leinster
47'

Substitution

Rabah Slimani on for Thomas Clarkson · Leinster
47'

Substitution

RG Snyman on for Joe McCarthy · Leinster
47'

Substitution

Jack Conan on for Josh van der Flier · Leinster
48'

Penalty

Sam Prendergast · Leinster

15 - 7
51'

Substitution

Giorgi Akhaladze on for Etienne Falgoux · Clermont
51'

Substitution

Barnabe Massa on for Etienne Fourcade · Clermont
51'

Substitution

Andrew Osborne on for Liam Turner · Leinster
57'

Yellow Card Complete

Peceli Yato · Clermont
61'

Substitution

Oskar Rixen on for Rob Simmons · Clermont
64'

Substitution

Fintan Gunne on for Jamison Gibson-Park · Leinster
64'

Substitution

Ross Byrne on for Sam Prendergast · Leinster
67'

Substitution

Sebastien Bezy on for Baptiste Jauneau · Clermont
67'

Substitution

Antoine Chalus-Cercy on for Alexandre Fischer · Clermont
75'

Substitution

Cian Healy on for Andrew Porter · Leinster
Fulltime 15 - 7

Player ratings

Leinster

15 Jordie Barrett 8.2
14 Liam Turner 6.1
13 Garry Ringrose 7.6
12 Robbie Henshaw 6.6
11 Jimmy O'Brien 6.4
10 Sam Prendergast 6.5
9 Jamison Gibson-Park 7.4
1 Andrew Porter 5.9
2 Ronan Kelleher 7.4
3 Thomas Clarkson 6.4
4 Joe McCarthy 7.0
5 James Ryan 8.3
6 Max Deegan 7.0
7 Josh van der Flier 6.6
8 Caelan Doris 7.5
16 Gus McCarthy 6.6
17 Cian Healy –
18 Rabah Slimani 6.8
19 RG Snyman 6.0
20 Jack Conan 6.1
21 Fintan Gunne 6.2
22 Ross Byrne 6.2
23 Andrew Osborne 6.4

Clermont

15 Alex Newsome 6.1
14 Lucas Tauzin 6.1
13 Pierre Fouyssac 6.7
12 George Moala 5.8
11 Alivereti Raka 6.5
10 Irae Simone 6.0
9 Baptiste Jauneau 6.8
1 Etienne Falgoux 6.3
2 Etienne Fourcade 6.8
3 Michael Alaalatoa 6.0
4 Peceli Yato 5.1
5 Rob Simmons 6.6
6 Killian Tixeront 6.4
7 Alexandre Fischer 6.0
8 Fritz Lee 7.2
16 Barnabe Massa 6.7
17 Giorgi Akhaladze 5.1
18 Cristian Ojovan 5.5
19 Oskar Rixen 5.9
20 Antoine Chalus-Cercy 5.8
21 Sebastien Bezy 5.9
22 Benjamin Urdapilleta 5.8
23 Theo Giral 6.2