Dan Leavy Makes Freakish Start In PRO14 Clash With Zebre
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Man or machine?
Ireland and Leinster flanker Dan Leavy has been playing like a man possessed this season.
The 23-year-old ended up as Ireland’s first-choice openside during the Six Nations, after injuries to Sean O’Brien and Josh van der Flier, and took his opportunity with both hands, starring in the Grand Slam success.
He’s been arguably the in-form player in Ireland this season, with his ferocious style of play, making him a nightmare for both opposition defenders and attackers.
Dan Leavy vs Saracens.
82 metres
16 carries
14 tackles
4 defenders beaten
3 line-breaks
2 offloads
2 passesWhat an absolute freak. pic.twitter.com/po58khmVuZ
— RugbyLAD (@RugbyLAD7) April 1, 2018
After picking up the man of the match award in Leinster’s Champions Cup quarter final win over Saracens last week, Leavy has picked up right where he left off against Zebre this afternoon.
5 minutes into the game he had already made 5 tackles. Less than 7 minutes into the game he had made 7. The best part is Leinster haven’t even had to make that many tackles. Leavy has just been basically hoovering everything up, and finished the half with 11.
Seriously like.. who does that? What a absolute machine.
Dan Leavy has made five tackles in the opening five minutes against Zebre.
What a bloody machine.
— RugbyLAD (@RugbyLAD7) April 7, 2018
Dan Leavy has now made 7 tackles in less than 7 minutes.
— RugbyLAD (@RugbyLAD7) April 7, 2018
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