Edinburgh 31 - 33 Leinster

Full time

20 Sep 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Hive Stadium

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

Kickoff
31'

Try

Pierre Schoeman · Edinburgh

5 - 2
31'

Try

Tommy O'Brien · Leinster

5 - 7
31'

Conversion

Ross Thompson · Edinburgh

7 - 7
31'

Try

Charlie Tector · Leinster

7 - 12
31'

Conversion

Sam Prendergast · Leinster

0 - 2
31'

Substitution

Matt Scott on for Matt Currie · Edinburgh
31'

Substitution

Rob Russell on for Tommy O'Brien · Leinster
34'

Try

Duhan van der Merwe · Edinburgh

12 - 12
Halftime 12 - 12
Second Half
42'

Try

Dave Cherry · Edinburgh

17 - 12
43'

Conversion

Ross Thompson · Edinburgh

19 - 12
46'

Try

Jordan Larmour · Leinster

19 - 17
47'

Conversion

Sam Prendergast · Leinster

19 - 19
47'

Substitution

Cian Healy on for Michael Milne · Leinster
50'

Substitution

John McKee on for Gus McCarthy · Leinster
50'

Substitution

Rabah Slimani on for Thomas Clarkson · Leinster
50'

Substitution

Brian Deeny on for Conor O'Tighearnaigh · Leinster
50'

Substitution

D'Arcy Rae on for Paul Hill · Edinburgh
50'

Substitution

Ewan Ashman on for Dave Cherry · Edinburgh
53'

Try

Jamison Gibson-Park · Leinster

19 - 24
54'

Conversion

Sam Prendergast · Leinster

19 - 26
56'

Try

Jack Conan · Leinster

19 - 31
56'

Substitution

Boan Venter on for Pierre Schoeman · Edinburgh
56'

Substitution

Ben Healy on for Ross Thompson · Edinburgh
58'

Conversion

Sam Prendergast · Leinster

19 - 33
58'

Substitution

Ross Byrne on for Sam Prendergast · Leinster
59'

Substitution

Magnus Bradbury on for Jamie Ritchie · Edinburgh
62'

Substitution

Luke McGrath on for Jamison Gibson-Park · Leinster
65'

Substitution

Ben Vellacott on for Ali Price · Edinburgh
66'

Try

Duhan van der Merwe · Edinburgh

24 - 33
67'

Substitution

Jamie Hodgson on for Grant Gilchrist · Edinburgh
71'

Substitution

James Culhane on for Scott Penny · Leinster
72'

Missed Drop Goal

Ben Healy · Edinburgh
73'

Substitution

Scott Penny on for James Culhane · Leinster
76'

Yellow Card

Ross Byrne · Leinster
80'

Try

Matt Scott · Edinburgh

29 - 33
81'

Conversion

Ben Healy · Edinburgh

31 - 33
Fulltime 31 - 33

Player ratings

Edinburgh

15 Wes Goosen 6.1
14 Darcy Graham 6.3
13 Mosese Tuipulotu 6.3
12 Matt Currie 5.9
11 Duhan van der Merwe 8.2
10 Ross Thompson 6.2
9 Ali Price 6.2
1 Pierre Schoeman 7.0
2 Dave Cherry 6.9
3 Paul Hill 5.9
4 Marshall Sykes 6.8
5 Grant Gilchrist 5.6
6 Jamie Ritchie 6.9
7 Hamish Watson 6.3
8 Ben Muncaster 6.7
16 Ewan Ashman 6.1
17 Boan Venter 6.6
18 D'Arcy Rae 6.2
19 Jamie Hodgson 6.0
20 Magnus Bradbury 6.6
21 Ben Vellacott 6.9
22 Ben Healy 5.1
23 Matt Scott 7.4

Leinster

15 Jamie Osborne 6.6
14 Tommy O'Brien 6.8
13 Garry Ringrose 6.2
12 Charlie Tector 7.2
11 Jordan Larmour 6.7
10 Sam Prendergast 7.0
9 Jamison Gibson-Park 7.8
1 Michael Milne 6.5
2 Gus McCarthy 6.8
3 Thomas Clarkson 6.6
4 Conor O'Tighearnaigh 6.6
5 James Ryan 6.9
6 Max Deegan 6.6
7 Scott Penny 6.8
8 Jack Conan 8.1
16 John McKee 6.4
17 Cian Healy 5.8
18 Rabah Slimani 6.0
19 Brian Deeny 6.5
20 James Culhane –
21 Luke McGrath 6.4
22 Ross Byrne 5.1
23 Rob Russell 6.8