Leinster Blindsides Munster With Three Tries In First 15 Minutes Of Win
Leinster Blindsides Munster With Three Tries In First 15 Minutes Of Win
In front of the largest crowd to ever watch a United Rugby Championship match, Leinster blasted Munster at Croke Park in Dublin during Round 4.
Before Munster Rugby knew what was happening, it trailed by 21 in front of a historic United Rugby Championship crowd at Croke Park in Dublin on Oct. 12.
Leinster Rugby emphatically sent a message to the rest of the URC that it's the best team in the league, scoring three tries in the first 15 minutes and never letting Munster get back in the match en route to a 26-12 win in Round 4.
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The two clubs played in front of 80,000 fans, the largest crowd in URC history. They saw Leinster, which entered the week atop of the URC table, pick up another bonus-point win in the imposing victory.
Perhaps the nadir moment of Munster’s season came when former star RG Synman scored in the 41st minute of the first half to cap off a 26-5 opening 40 minutes.
The second half saw Munster have plenty of aggressive opportunities, but Leinster’s defense never let the Red Army get within 10 points.
Leinster Rugby will head west in Round 5 with another big match against Connacht Rugby, while Munster will travel to South Africa to face the DHL Stormers.
Relive the massive Irish Rugby showdown below.
Final Score: Leinster Rugby 26, Munster 12
See the play-by-play below.
Caelen Doris Named URC Player Of The Match
Caelan Doris, who scored a try for Leinster in the first half, was named the URC Player of the Match, as Leinster is moments away from claiming victory against Munster.
Munster Rugby Scores First Try Of Half | 67'
Munster has dominated possession in the second half (53% to 47%) and finally scored a try with Mike Haley scoring in the 67th minute. Jack Crowley converted.
TRY! Mike Haley scores after a Gavin Coombes kick in behind following a Conor Murray break!
— Munster Rugby (@Munsterrugby) October 12, 2024
Leinster 26-10 Munster#LEIvMUN
Leinster Rugby Keeping Munster At Bay | 60'
Leinster has prevented Munster from finding pay dirt in the second half. The match enters the final quarter.
Munster Threatening in 48'
After a quiet opening eight minutes, Munster is "trying everything to get back in the match."
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Leinster Vs. Munster Stats In First Half
Possession
- Leinster Rugby 48%
- Munster Rugby 52%
Missed Tackles
- Leinster 15
- Munster 6
Penalties Conceded
- Leinster 8
- Munster: t8
Tackles
- Leinster: 77
- Munster: 77
Territory
- Leinster: 39%
- Munster 61%
Turnovers Conceded
- Leinster: 2
- Munster: 4
Starting Packweight (KG)
- Leinster: 975
- Munster: 980
Average Starting Lineout Height
- Leinster: 189.63m
- Munster: 189.00m
'Going For The Jugular' | Leinster Passes On Penalty Kick To Go For Try To End Half
Leinster Rugby scored a try to end the half, as former Munster star RG Synman made a gamble pay off when Leinster opted to go for a try instead of a penalty kick in the 39th minute and scored in the 41st minute.
Synman, a South Africa Springbok player, is a former Munster player who signed withe Leinster this offseason.
Munster Rugby Dominates Possession For 10 Minutes, Gets Well-Earned Try
Munster lived near the goal line from the 22' mark until the 34' mark, until finally, Sean O'Brien scored the Red Army's first try. Jack Crowley couldn't convert.
TRY! Seán O'Brien gets the try we badly needed after a lovely move off the lineout & we're off the mark!
— Munster Rugby (@Munsterrugby) October 12, 2024
Leinster 21-5 Munster#LEIvMUN
Munster Rugby Can't Score As Leinster Defense Holds Up | 22'
Jack Crowley missed a penalty kick, but Munster Rugby used another penalty to set up a line-out. Leinster took possession after a big defensive stand.
🕐 | 25'
— Leinster Rugby (@leinsterrugby) October 12, 2024
After a few minutes of Munster pressure, Calvin Nash goes over in the corner but it's called back for a forward pass. We'll have a scrum deep in our own 22.
🔵🔵 21-0 🔴🔴#LEIvMUN #FromTheGroundUp
Leinster Rugby Swarming Munster. What a Star: Hugo Keenan Scores Try | 15'
Hugo Keenan scored the third try of the match and the third try in the first 15 minutes, as Leinster is crushing Munster right now.
🕐 | 15'
— Leinster Rugby (@leinsterrugby) October 12, 2024
TRY! It's number 15 over in the 15th minute! Hugo Keenan finishes off a neat little backline move from five metres out.
🔵🔵 19-0 🔴🔴#LEIvMUN #FromTheGroundUp pic.twitter.com/3rT0eCNx72
Leinster All Over Munster: Caelan Doris Adds Another Try | 10'
Caelan Doris added another try for Leinster Rugby who pushed helped push the lead to 14-0 after Ciaran Frawley's conversion.
🕐 | 10'
— Leinster Rugby (@leinsterrugby) October 12, 2024
TRY! Captain Caelan goes over at Croker for our second of the day! The TMO checks and confirms the score.
What a start!
🔵🔵 12-0 🔴🔴#LEIvMUN #FromTheGroundUp pic.twitter.com/vaGsKqxvQJ
James Lowe Scores First Try In Leinster Vs. Munster: 6'
Jamison Gibson-Park's amazing pass to James Lowe at the goal-line led to the first try of the match. Ciaran Frawley nailed the extra point.
🕐 | 6'
— Leinster Rugby (@leinsterrugby) October 12, 2024
TRY! It had to be him! James Lowe picks up where he left off last time we played at Croker and goes over the line untouched from short distance.
🔵🔵 5-0 🔴🔴#LEIvMUN #FromTheGroundUp pic.twitter.com/fMfLrB5A5o
Munster Rugby Off To Strong Start: Fourth Minute
Leinster kick off and we will be playing into the Hill 16 end.
— Munster Rugby (@Munsterrugby) October 12, 2024
We win an early penalty and Jack kicks us into the Leinster half. #LEIvMUN #SUAF 🔴
Leinster Vs. Munster Kickoff Is Here
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Great to see so many of our supporters make the trip to Croke Park this evening 👏 #LEIvMUN #SUAF 🔴 pic.twitter.com/qNYSx2JgE5
— Munster Rugby (@Munsterrugby) October 12, 2024
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The Scarlets stunned Cardiff Rugby in the Welsh Derby, 25-19, in Cardiff.
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Tuned in 😤#LEIvMUN #SUAF 🔴 pic.twitter.com/myUtqJKuHv
— Munster Rugby (@Munsterrugby) October 12, 2024
Jones RoadIn Dublin Filling Up
We’re all set on Jones’s Road. 👊#LEIvMUN #FromTheGroundUp pic.twitter.com/W3aphiOH6I
— Leinster Rugby (@leinsterrugby) October 12, 2024
United Rugby Championship Attendance Records
"Judgment Day" is a Welsh Rugby doubleheader featuring a pair of Welsh Rugby Shield matches.
- 68,262 - Judgment Day (April 2016)
- 62,338 - Judgment Day (April 2018)
- 60,642 - Judgment Day (April 2017)
- 56,344 - DHL Stormers v Munster Rugby (Final, May 2023)
- 52,762 - Judgment Day (April 2015)
- 51,297 - Judgment Day (April 2019)
- 50,388 - Vodacom Bulls v Glasgow Warriors (Final, June 2024)
- 50,026 - Vodacom Bulls v DHL Stormers (March, 2024)
- 47,261 - DHL Stormers v Connacht Rugby (Semi-final, May 2023)
- 47,125 - Glasgow Warriors v Leinster (Final, May 2019)
- 46,092 - Leinster Rugby v Scarlets (Final, May 2018)
- 44,558 - Munster Rugby v Scarlets (Final, May 2017)
- 44,106 - DHL Stormers v Vodacom Bulls (Quarter-final, May 2023)
- 41,205 - Vodacom Bulls v DHL Stormers (Feb 2023)
- 41,139 - Judgment Day (April 2023)
- 39,925 - DHL Stormers v Vodacom Bulls (Dec 2023)
- 37,904 - Edinburgh Rugby v Glasgow Warriors (Jan 2024)
- 37,246 - DHL Stormers v Hollywoodbets Sharks (Jan 2024)
- 36,174 - Judgment Day (March 2013)
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Not The Rugby Weather You'd Expect In Dublin
Some day for it 😍#LEIvMUN #SUAF 🔴 pic.twitter.com/1w036w1e2H
— Munster Rugby (@Munsterrugby) October 12, 2024
Leinster Vs. Munster Teams
The match kicks off at 12:45 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 12 at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland.
Leinster Rugby Lineup
- Andrew Porter
- Lee Barron
- Tadhg Furlong
- RG Snyman
- James Ryan
- Jack Conan
- Josh van der Flier
- Caelan Doris
- Jamison Gibson-Park
- Ciaran Frawley
- James Lowe
- Jamie Osborne
- Garry Ringrose
- Liam Turner
- Hugo Keenan
Substitutes: 16. Gus McCarthy, 17. Cian Healy, 18. Thomas Clarkson, 19. Ryan Baird, 20. Max Deegan, 21. Luke McGrath, 22. Ross Byrne, 23. Harry Byrne
Munster Rugby Lineup
- Jeremy Loughman
- Niall Scannell
- Stephen Archer
- Jean Kleyn
- Tadhg Beirne
- Jack O'Donoghue
- John Hodnett
- Gavin Coombes
- Craig Casey
- Jack Crowley
- Sean O'Brien
- Alex Nankivell
- Tom Farrell
- Calvin Nash
- Mike Haley
Substitutes: 16. Diarmuid Barron, 17. Kieran Ryan, 18. John Ryan, 19. Thomas Ahern, 20. Ruadhan Quinn, 21. Conor Murray, 22. Tony Butler, 23. Shay McCarthy
How To Watch Leinster Rugby Vs. Munster Rugby
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When Is Leinster Vs. Munster Kickoff?
Leinster and Munster will kick off at 12:45 p.m. ET at Croke Park.
URC Rugby Schedule For Round 4
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Friday, Oct. 11 URC Fixtures
Saturday, Oct. 12 URC Fixtures
- Cardiff Rugby vs Scarlets - 10 a.m. ET
- Benetton vs Hollywoodbets Sharks - 10 a.m. ET
- Edinburgh vs DHL Stormers - 12:15 p.m. ET
- Leinster vs Munster - 12:45 p.m. ET
- Ospreys vs Vodacom Bulls - 2:35 p.m. ET
- Ulster vs Connacht - 3 p.m. ET
Sunday, Oct. 13 URC Fixtures
URC Standings Table After Round 3
- Leinster Rugby: PL 3 | W 3 | D 0 | L 0 | BP 3 | PF 102 | PA 42 | DIFF 60 | PTS 15
- Glasgow Warriors: PL 3 | W 2 | D 0 | L 1 | BP 3 | PF 113 | PA 66 | DIFF 47 | PTS 11
- Munster Rugby: PL 3 | W 2 | D 0 | L 1 | BP 3 | PF 91 | PA 75 | DIFF 16 | PTS 11
- Connacht Rugby: PL 3 | W 2 | D 0 | L 1 | BP 3 | PF 93 | PA 88 | DIFF 5 | PTS 11
- Cardiff Rugby: PL 3 | W 2 | D 0 | L 1 | BP 3 | PF 82 | PA 84 | DIFF -2 | PTS 11
- Emirates Lions: PL 2 | W 2 | D 0 | L 0 | BP 2 | PF 90 | PA 43 | DIFF 47 | PTS 10
- Vodacom Bulls: PL 2 | W 2 | D 0 | L 0 | BP 1 | PF 69 | PA 37 | DIFF 32 | PTS 9
- Hollywoodbets Sharks: PL 2 | W 1 | D 0 | L 1 | BP 2 | PF 63 | PA 66 | DIFF -3 | PTS 6
- Ospreys: PL 3 | W 1 | D 0 | L 2 | BP 2 | PF 58 | PA 70 | DIFF -12 | PTS 6
- Zebre Parma: PL 3 | W 1 | D 0 | L 2 | BP 2 | PF 64 | PA 91 | DIFF -27 | PTS 6
- Dragons RFC: PL 3 | W 1 | D 0 | L 2 | BP 2 | PF 59 | PA 88 | DIFF -29 | PTS 6
- DHL Stormers: PL 2 | W 1 | D 0 | L 1 | BP 1 | PF 60 | PA 42 | DIFF 18 | PTS 5
- Ulster Rugby: PL 3 | W 1 | D 0 | L 2 | BP 1 | PF 63 | PA 101 | DIFF -38 | PTS 5
- Scarlets: PL 3 | W 0 | D 1 | L 2 | BP 1 | PF 58 | PA 68 | DIFF -10 | PTS 3
- Edinburgh Rugby: PL 3 | W 0 | D 0 | L 3 | BP 3 | PF 68 | PA 110 | DIFF -42 | PTS 3
- Benetton Rugby: PL 3 | W 0 | D 1 | L 2 | BP 0 | PF 35 | PA 97 | DIFF -62 | PTS 2
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