Munster Vs Leinster LIVE
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RugbyLAD will be reporting live here at the fortress that is Thomond Park for Munster Vs Leinster. Check back here for up to the minute reports as two Irish giants clash in this Round 6 Clash. Leinster have won the last four meetings of the sides and with both clubs beginning to hit form before the opening pool games in the Heineken Cup next week- this promises to be an electric game of rugby. Who do you fancy LADS? All we know for sure is that we’re guaranteed a fantastic game of rugby between two of Ireland’s ‘Galacticos’ of Rugby. #MunsterVsLeinster
1′> Ian Madigan Drops Us Off.
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2′> Penalty Leinster just inside Munster’s half. Madigan slots it… Munster 0-3 Leinster.
3′> Kearney takes Keatley’s garryowen. Big hit from Earls results in a turnover.
6′> Free-kick from the scrum, Munster take it quickly.
8′> O’Mahoney picks a scuffle with D’Arcy #Vintage
9′> Munster win a penalty from the scrum following D’Arcy’s knock-on. Keatley kicks to the corner. Line-out on Leinster’s 10 metre line.
10′> Munster take a huge first phase off Downey.
11′> Donnacha Ryan breaks the line!.. Lost!
11′> Keatley puts it out on the full. Line-out Leinster.
13′> Another huge hit from Earls results in a Munster penalty!
14′> Keatley hits the post with the penalty!
16′> Downey breaks off a great offload from Zebo
17′> Comes to nothing. Leinster have a penalty on the half-way mark. Madigan opts for the posts.
17′> Madigan just falls short of the posts. Great effort.
19′> Little chip from Madigan comes off Jones as he tries to catch. Line-out Leinster on the Munster 22.
20′> Munster upset the take and win a scrum.
21′> Leinster turn the scrum and take possession!
22′> Another big Munster hit results in a turnover. Scrum Munster.
23′> Scrum collapses. Leinster penalty. Madigan chooses to take a kick at the posts. He slots it. Munster 0-6 Leinster.
25′> Ronan knocks on. Scrum Leinster just inside Munster’s half.
27′> Leinster holding on. Penalty Munster just inside their own 22. Keatley kicks us just inside Munster’s half.
28′> Leinster knock on Keatley’s garryowen. Scrum Munster. Leinster collapse and Munster win the penalty. Keatley opts to go for the 3.
29′> Keatley makes no mistake this time. Munster 3-6 Leinster.
31′> Huge break from Keatley! He chips through. Madigan comes in blatantly offside on Williams… Yellow Card for Ian Madigan. Line-out on the 5 for Munster.
32′> Keatley with the crossfield kick to Earls… TRY for Munster! Great finish and a beautifully weighted kick from Keatley.
33′> Keatley with the conversion… He slots it. Munster 10-6 Leinster
35′> Ross knocks it on at the half-way mark. Munster are piling on the pressure.
36′> Holding on. Leinster win the penalty just inside their half. Reddan kicks us up to the 10.
38′> Leinster pile on the pressure!… Peter O’Mahony is down. It does not look good for the Munster Captain. Looks like he took an accidental knee from Sean Cronin to the head. O’Mahoney rises to his feet. Looks like he will return to the game.
39′> Leinster go back for the penatly. Fergus McFadden slots it in front of the post. Munster 10-9 Leinster.
Half-Time Munster 10-9 Leinster
40′> Keatley kicks us off for the second-half. CJ Stander replaces Captain Peter O’Mahony in the only change between the sides.
41′> Munster win a penalty just inside Leinster’s half. Keatley kicks it. All the way. Munster 13-9 Leinster
42′> Madigan returns from the bin for Leinster.
46′> Munster have a line-out just outside their own 5. Safely taken and punted away outside the 22.
48′> Keatley attempts a drop-goal from just inside Leinster’s half. Poor effort.
51′> Leinster break. Their on Munsters 5. Great covering tackle from Zebo! Leinster driven back. We go back to an earlier advantage to Leinster in front of the posts.
52′> Madigan makes no mistake. Munster 13-12 Leinster. Game On! Conor Murray replaces Duncan Williams for Munster.
53′ Obstruction on Madigan from Archer. Penalty Leinster just inside the Munster half.
54′> Madigan slots it. Fantastic kick. Munster 13-15 Leinster. Isaac Boss on for Reddan, Fitzgerald on for McFadden, Cronin on for Kilcoyne and Varley on for Sherry.
55′> Leinster holding on. Munster win the penalty 15 metres inside Leinster’s half. Keatley opts for the posts… Magnificent kick. Munster 16-15 Leinster.
59′> Brilliant grubber from Murray brings Munster into the Leinster 22. They steal the Line-out! Poite not happy. Leinster have the penalty and Madigan brings Leinster back up to the half-way mark.
59′> Munster win the line-out again! Play results in a scrum to Munster at the on the half-way line.
61′> Massive scrum from Munster. Leinster driven back. Munster win the penalty.
63′> Keatley slots it over. Munster 19-15 Leinster.
66′> Woeful pass from D’Arcy ends up in Tuqiri with the ball in touch. O’Callaghan replaces Ronan, Denis Hurley on for Jones, Botha on for Archer and Dundon on for Cronin.
69′> Munster break through Laulala! Turned over. Penalty Leinster.
72′> Munster on the front foot just outside Leinster’s 5!
73′> Turnover! Tuqiri breaks and storms down the line! He pulls up short of the 22! Looks like a hamstring problem. Gopperth on to replace him.
75′> Leinster holding on. Munster penalty. Keatley wants a shot at goal, 50m out.
76′> Just Wide!
78′> Munster scrum on Leinster’s 22. They give away the penalty!
79′> Munster win a scrum. Looks like it’s gonna be Munster’s day.
80′> Munster destroy the Leinster scrum, driving them back 10 metres! Murray kicks it out, Full-Time
That’t it here LADS… A huge win for Munster, a massive psychological boost heading into next week’s opening round of Heineken Cup games. Full-time score: Munster 19-15 Leinster.