Edinburgh Edinburgh 31 - 33 Leinster Leinster

● full_time 80 minutes

20 Sep 2024

United Rugby Championship

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Hive Stadium

Head to Head

In a closely contested match at Hive Stadium, Leinster Rugby triumphed over Edinburgh Rugby with a score of 33-31. The game saw a flurry of tries, with Edinburgh's Schoeman and van der Merwe both crossing the whitewash, while Leinster responded with efforts from O'Brien and Tector. Ross Thompson's reliable kicking kept Edinburgh in touch, but Sam Prendergast's accurate conversions for Leinster proved vital. After a strong start by Edinburgh, highlighted by Dave Cherry's try just after halftime, Leinster rallied with tries from Larmour and Gibson-Park to take the lead. Duhan van der Merwe fetched his second try, narrowing the gap late in the game. Edinburgh's late push culminated in a try by Matt Scott, but it wasn't enough to secure victory. Leinster's defense held firm, allowing them to escape with a narrow win.

Weather

Temperature: 18.8°C (Feels like 15.8°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 15.4 km/h, gusting to 32.5 km/h Humidity: 69% Cloud Cover: 13%

Highlights

Events

  • 0' kickoff
  • 31' try Pierre Schoeman
  • 31' try Tommy O'Brien
  • 31' conversion Ross Thompson
  • 31' try Charlie Tector
  • 31' conversion Sam Prendergast
  • 31' substitution Matt Currie
  • 31' substitution Tommy O'Brien
  • 34' try Duhan van der Merwe
  • 40' half_time
  • 40' second_half
  • 42' try Dave Cherry
  • 43' conversion Ross Thompson
  • 46' try Jordan Larmour
  • 47' conversion Sam Prendergast
  • 47' substitution Michael Milne
  • 50' substitution Gus McCarthy
  • 50' substitution Thomas Clarkson
  • 50' substitution Conor O'Tighearnaigh
  • 50' substitution Paul Hill
  • 50' substitution Dave Cherry
  • 53' try Jamison Gibson-Park
  • 54' conversion Sam Prendergast
  • 56' try Jack Conan
  • 56' substitution Pierre Schoeman
  • 56' substitution Ross Thompson
  • 58' conversion Sam Prendergast
  • 58' substitution Sam Prendergast
  • 59' substitution Jamie Ritchie
  • 62' substitution Jamison Gibson-Park
  • 65' substitution Ali Price
  • 66' try Duhan van der Merwe
  • 67' substitution Grant Gilchrist
  • 71' substitution Scott Penny
  • 72' drop_goal_miss Ben Healy
  • 73' substitution James Culhane
  • 76' yellow_card Ross Byrne
  • 80' try Matt Scott
  • 81' conversion Ben Healy
  • 80' full_time