Leinster 42 - 24 Cardiff

Full time

01 Mar 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 12

Aviva Stadium

Leinster Rugby showcased a dominant performance against Cardiff Rugby, winning 42-24 at Aviva Stadium. The match began with McKee scoring an early try for Leinster, quickly followed by a conversion from Byrne. Cardiff responded with tries from Millard and Young, but Leinster's Boyle scored just before halftime to lead 21-14. After the break, Leinster continued to apply pressure with tries from Deegan, McGrath, and Tector, with Byrne converting each. Cardiff's Millard and Bevan managed to score tries, but they were unable to close the gap. Byrne's accuracy with the boot proved crucial, as he added seven conversions. Ultimately, Leinster's superior execution and teamwork secured a resounding victory.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 9.8°C (Feels like 7.1°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 9.9 km/h, gusting to 22.0 km/h Humidity: 69% Cloud Cover: 99%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
14'

Try

John McKee · Leinster

5 - 0
15'

Conversion

Ross Byrne · Leinster

7 - 0
16'

Try

Harri Millard · Cardiff

7 - 5
29'

Try

Thomas Young · Cardiff

7 - 10
30'

Conversion

Callum Sheedy · Cardiff

7 - 12
32'

Substitution

Alex Mann on for Josh McNally · Cardiff
40'

Try

Jack Boyle · Leinster

12 - 12
40'

Substitution

Tinus de Beer on for Cameron Winnett · Cardiff
40'

Substitution

RG Snyman on for Diarmuid Mangan · Leinster
Halftime 12 - 12
Second Half
41'

Conversion

Ross Byrne · Leinster

14 - 12
41'

Yellow Card

Alex Mann · Cardiff
42'

Try

Max Deegan · Leinster

19 - 12
42'

Conversion

Ross Byrne · Leinster

21 - 12
50'

Try

Luke McGrath · Leinster

26 - 12
51'

Conversion

Ross Byrne · Leinster

28 - 12
51'

Substitution

Rhys Barratt on for Danny Southworth · Cardiff
51'

Substitution

Will Davies-King on for Rhys Litterick · Cardiff
51'

Substitution

Cameron Winnett on for Tinus de Beer · Cardiff
51'

Yellow Card Complete

Alex Mann · Cardiff
53'

Try

Charlie Tector · Leinster

35 - 12
53'

Conversion

Ross Byrne · Leinster

30 - 12
57'

Try

Harri Millard · Cardiff

35 - 17
57'

Substitution

Stephen Smyth on for John McKee · Leinster
60'

Substitution

Rob Russell on for Tommy O'Brien · Leinster
60'

Substitution

Danny Southworth on for Rhys Barratt · Cardiff
62'

Substitution

Ellis Bevan on for Johan Mulder · Cardiff
62'

Substitution

Regan Grace on for Harri Millard · Cardiff
62'

Substitution

Scott Penny on for Will Connors · Leinster
62'

Substitution

Seb Davies on for Ben Donnell · Cardiff
64'

Substitution

Efan Daniel on for Liam Belcher · Cardiff
69'

Try

Ellis Bevan · Cardiff

35 - 22
69'

Substitution

Tinus de Beer on for Callum Sheedy · Cardiff
69'

Substitution

Oliver Coffey on for Luke McGrath · Leinster
69'

Substitution

Rory McGuire on for Rabah Slimani · Leinster
69'

Substitution

Ivan Soroka on for Jack Boyle · Leinster
70'

Conversion

Tinus de Beer · Cardiff

35 - 24
75'

Try

Rob Russell · Leinster

40 - 24
77'

Conversion

Ross Byrne · Leinster

42 - 24
78'

Substitution

Liam Turner on for Hugh Cooney · Leinster
Fulltime 42 - 24

Player ratings

Leinster

15 Jimmy O'Brien 8.2
14 Tommy O'Brien 7.1
13 Hugh Cooney 7.0
12 Charlie Tector 8.2
11 Andrew Osborne 7.3
10 Ross Byrne 7.6
9 Luke McGrath 8.7
1 Jack Boyle 7.8
2 John McKee 8.3
3 Rabah Slimani 6.7
4 Diarmuid Mangan 7.2
5 Brian Deeny 6.0
6 Alex Soroka 7.0
7 Will Connors 6.0
8 Max Deegan 8.3
16 Stephen Smyth 6.8
17 Ivan Soroka 6.5
18 Rory McGuire 6.4
19 RG Snyman 6.8
20 Scott Penny 5.9
21 Oliver Coffey 6.4
22 Liam Turner –
23 Rob Russell 7.3

Cardiff

15 Cameron Winnett 8.0
14 Gabriel Hamer-Webb 7.0
13 Rey Lee-Lo 6.3
12 Rory Jennings 6.0
11 Harri Millard 9.0
10 Callum Sheedy 6.2
9 Johan Mulder 6.8
1 Danny Southworth 6.5
2 Liam Belcher 7.5
3 Rhys Litterick 5.5
4 Josh McNally 6.0
5 Rory Thornton 6.7
6 Ben Donnell 5.9
7 Thomas Young 8.1
8 Alun Lawrence 7.3
16 Efan Daniel 6.4
17 Rhys Barratt –
18 Will Davies-King 6.4
19 Seb Davies 6.6
20 Alex Mann 4.7
21 Ellis Bevan 6.7
22 Tinus de Beer 5.8
23 Regan Grace 5.8