Leinster 24 - 6 Lions

Full time

26 Oct 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 6

Aviva Stadium

Leinster Rugby secured a convincing 24-6 victory over the Lions at the Aviva Stadium. Sam Prendergast opened the scoring with an early penalty, setting the tone for the match. Josh van der Flier scored a try in the first half, which Prendergast converted to extend Leinster's lead. The home team continued to assert their dominance, with Caelan Doris crossing the line for another try shortly after halftime, again converted by Prendergast. Despite their efforts, the Lions struggled to make an impact, with Kade Wolhuter's penalties providing their only points. Leinster's forwards showcased their strength, culminating in a penalty try in the dying moments of the match. The result highlighted Leinster's superior performance, both in attack and defense.

Weather

Temperature: 14.3°C (Feels like 10.8°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 16.4 km/h, gusting to 32.9 km/h Humidity: 78% Cloud Cover: 84%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Penalty

Sam Prendergast · Leinster

3 - 0
10'

Substitution

Erich Cronje on for Quan Horn · Lions
12'

Penalty

Kade Wolhuter · Lions

3 - 3
17'

Penalty

Kade Wolhuter · Lions

3 - 6
31'

Try

Josh van der Flier · Leinster

8 - 6
32'

Conversion

Sam Prendergast · Leinster

10 - 6
Halftime 10 - 6
Second Half
45'

Substitution

Andrew Porter on for Michael Milne · Leinster
45'

Substitution

Thomas Clarkson on for Rabah Slimani · Leinster
58'

Try

Caelan Doris · Leinster

15 - 6
59'

Conversion

Sam Prendergast · Leinster

17 - 6
59'

Substitution

Franco Marais on for PJ Botha · Lions
59'

Substitution

Ruan Delport on for Ruben Schoeman · Lions
59'

Substitution

Marius Louw on for Rynhardt Jonker · Lions
63'

Substitution

Ross Byrne on for Sam Prendergast · Leinster
63'

Substitution

Cormac Foley on for Luke McGrath · Leinster
67'

Substitution

Heiko Pohlmann on for Juan Schoeman · Lions
67'

Substitution

RF Schoeman on for Asenathi Ntlabakanye · Lions
67'

Substitution

Sanele Nohamba on for Ryan Baird · Leinster
67'

Substitution

Brian Deeny on for Max Deegan · Leinster
69'

Substitution

James Culhane on for JC Pretorius · Leinster
69'

Substitution

Renzo Du Plessis on for Gus McCarthy · Lions
78'

Substitution

Stephen Smyth on for Robbie Henshaw · Leinster
81'

Penalty Try

No Player · Leinster

24 - 6
Fulltime 24 - 6

Player ratings

Leinster

15 Hugo Keenan 7.8
14 Andrew Osborne 6.5
13 Hugh Cooney 6.7
12 Robbie Henshaw 7.0
11 James Lowe 6.0
10 Sam Prendergast 6.8
9 Luke McGrath 5.8
1 Michael Milne 6.7
2 Gus McCarthy 8.1
3 Rabah Slimani 6.2
4 RG Snyman 6.6
5 Ryan Baird 6.6
6 Max Deegan 7.2
7 Josh van der Flier 8.3
8 Caelan Doris 10.0
16 Stephen Smyth –
17 Andrew Porter 6.1
18 Thomas Clarkson 6.5
19 Brian Deeny 6.0
20 James Culhane 6.2
21 Cormac Foley 6.1
22 Ross Byrne 6.6
23 Charlie Tector –

Lions

15 Quan Horn 6.2
14 Richard Kriel 6.6
13 Henco van Wyk 5.6
12 Rynhardt Jonker 6.8
11 Edwill van der Merwe 7.0
10 Kade Wolhuter 5.7
9 Morne van den Berg 6.6
1 Juan Schoeman 5.8
2 PJ Botha 7.1
3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye 6.8
4 Ruben Schoeman 6.8
5 Reinhard Nothnagel 6.6
6 JC Pretorius 6.9
7 Jarod Cairns 6.8
8 Francke Horn 5.9
16 Franco Marais 6.0
17 Heiko Pohlmann 5.8
18 RF Schoeman 5.8
19 Ruan Delport 5.8
20 Renzo Du Plessis 5.9
21 Sanele Nohamba 5.8
22 Marius Louw 6.0
23 Erich Cronje 6.5