531 : Leinster v Stormers wrap

🏉 Rolls Royce 9

🏉 Physicality

🏉 Imperfect Stormers

🏉 Stats stats stats

🏉 And now the Bulls

Liz Power

Scoreline flattered us. Stormers were full of brute force but the lack of discipline did for them

Christy O’Connor

Started off bright, but as the game went on we were struggling. Wasted a number of decent chances when in their 22.

The stormers also wasted a number of chances to punish us. I don’t think the bulls will waste as many chances

Joe Shep

Tbh, a lot of “Muscle Memory” rugby from the likes of JGP (well deserved POTM) but Stormers had our card well marked with strong elements of UBB….. We were lucky they let themselves down with indiscipline and they lacked the game changing flair of Sascha F-M…..A final beckons but more required

Overall we’ve got the individuals but we are NOT a cohesive unit…… I genuinely don’t understand why AF can get the best as a cohesive team having players for only a few weeks yet Leinster don’t 🤔🤷

Kevin Kelehan

Delighted with the game, knew Stormers would be formidable but their hits were massive, they made us work for every yard.

That they won their first card period 3-0 showed how streetwise they are, wasted 3 minutes on one passage of legitimate scrum resets.

The bench was the catalyst, even before the loss of 2 players you could feel the momentum shifting our way. Whilst Conan s brute force and Ringers deftness were probably the main catalysts, you have to mention Usanov, Gus and Mangan all of whom really made an impact against world class opponents.

Finally Sam being a speed bump for massive Stormers loose head in his first tackle situation of today is displaying the fight we need from him to be our 10

Chris McDonnell

A semi final win is a win. Can’t play rugby without a 10 and simply Leo first 2 choices are not good enough.

Jo Kerr

Would have been interesting if the Stormers had Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Cobus Reinach

Tricia Cormac Timothy

Need a decent 10

Odran John OBrien

Sorry to say it’s time for Cullen and Nienaber to go bring in Scott Robertson and Owen Farrell at Five Eighth

Niall O’Higgins

Win is a win but i feel stormers coaching was better – they knew what to do, excellent ruck speed , made leinster appear chaotic by comparison – game plan seems limited compared to skill set of players and wasteful. Scrum is dire. It beggers belief that these players are lions yet are asked to be donkeys – one up runs without support, kick chase – all low percentage plays

Eamon Saunders

Trying to beat the South Africans by playing their game not working but another final to try win

Caroline Wynne

👌💪🤘

Dave Murray

Another final and possibly another URC (which isn’t to be sniffed at) but our tactics and style is not great at all, in my opinion anyway. Nienaber opened the door on an early exit and that is fine by me.

Ruairi Niall Eiméid

Not vintage by Leinster, very stuttering and bland attack but ground out another win to get to the URC Final. Feel a little Déjà vu playing Bulls again in Croker but on Friday Night Lights

TUESDAY

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