Leinster 34 - 6 Dragons

Full time

27 Sep 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 2

Aviva Stadium

Leinster Rugby secured a commanding 34-6 victory over Dragons RFC at Aviva Stadium. Jack Conan opened the scoring with a try in the 17th minute, followed by Ross Byrne's try shortly before halftime. Despite Dragons' efforts, they managed only penalties from Lloyd Evans, who scored two. Max Deegan extended Leinster's lead with another try shortly after the break. Joe McCarthy and Jordan Larmour added further tries, showcasing Leinster's attacking prowess. Byrne's kicking was solid, converting four tries and adding a penalty to his tally. The match highlighted Leinster's dominance, both in possession and territory, leaving the Dragons struggling to contend.

Weather

Temperature: 10.4°C (Feels like 4.8°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 18.4 km/h, gusting to 38.0 km/h Humidity: 72% Cloud Cover: 18%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
5'

Substitution

Matthew Screech on for George Nott · Dragons
15'

Yellow Card

Chris Coleman · Dragons
17'

Try

Jack Conan · Leinster

5 - 0
25'

Penalty

Lloyd Evans · Dragons

5 - 3
25'

Yellow Card Complete

Chris Coleman · Dragons
26'

Substitution

Luke Yendle on for Chris Coleman · Dragons
32'

Substitution

Chris Coleman on for Luke Yendle · Dragons
37'

Try

Ross Byrne · Leinster

10 - 3
40'

Penalty

Lloyd Evans · Dragons

10 - 6
Halftime 10 - 6
Second Half
46'

Try

Max Deegan · Leinster

15 - 6
47'

Conversion

Ross Byrne · Leinster

17 - 6
50'

Substitution

Rhodri Williams on for Dane Blacker · Dragons
50'

Substitution

Rhodri Jones on for Rodrigo Martinez · Dragons
52'

Substitution

Michael Milne on for Cian Healy · Leinster
52'

Substitution

Rabah Slimani on for Thomas Clarkson · Leinster
52'

Substitution

Joe McCarthy on for Brian Deeny · Leinster
52'

Substitution

Lee Barron on for Gus McCarthy · Leinster
58'

Substitution

Oli Burrows on for Brodie Coghlan · Dragons
58'

Substitution

Luke Yendle on for Chris Coleman · Dragons
58'

Substitution

Joe Westwood on for Steffan Hughes · Dragons
62'

Substitution

Fintan Gunne on for Luke McGrath · Leinster
62'

Substitution

Harry Byrne on for Charlie Tector · Leinster
62'

Substitution

Josh van der Flier on for Will Connors · Leinster
64'

Try

Joe McCarthy · Leinster

22 - 6
64'

Substitution

George Young on for Harrison Keddie · Dragons
65'

Conversion

Ross Byrne · Leinster

24 - 6
67'

Try

Jordan Larmour · Leinster

29 - 6
67'

Substitution

Aneurin Owen on for Rio Dyer · Dragons
69'

Substitution

Aitzol King on for Jordan Larmour · Leinster
81'

Try

Aitzol King · Leinster

34 - 6
Fulltime 34 - 6

Player ratings

Leinster

15 Jamie Osborne 7.4
14 Jordan Larmour 7.2
13 Liam Turner 6.5
12 Charlie Tector 6.3
11 Jimmy O'Brien 9.5
10 Ross Byrne 6.6
9 Luke McGrath 7.6
1 Cian Healy 6.3
2 Gus McCarthy 8.6
3 Thomas Clarkson 6.5
4 Brian Deeny 6.2
5 James Ryan 7.1
6 Max Deegan 8.6
7 Will Connors 7.2
8 Jack Conan 8.8
16 Lee Barron 6.4
17 Michael Milne 6.5
18 Rabah Slimani 6.1
19 Joe McCarthy 7.5
20 Josh van der Flier 6.6
21 Fintan Gunne 5.8
22 Harry Byrne 6.6
23 Aitzol King 7.5

Dragons

15 Ewan Rosser 6.8
14 Rio Dyer 5.9
13 Harry Wilson 6.7
12 Steffan Hughes 6.0
11 Jared Rosser 6.3
10 Lloyd Evans 5.8
9 Dane Blacker 5.7
1 Rodrigo Martinez 5.7
2 Brodie Coghlan 7.4
3 Chris Coleman 4.5
4 Ben Carter 6.3
5 George Nott –
6 Ryan Woodman 7.2
7 Harrison Keddie 6.8
8 Shane Lewis-Hughes 6.5
16 Oli Burrows 5.7
17 Rhodri Jones 5.5
18 Luke Yendle 6.0
19 Matthew Screech 6.7
20 George Young 5.9
21 Rhodri Williams 6.1
22 Joe Westwood 5.9
23 Aneurin Owen 5.9