Donal Lenihan: Leinster s smarts will be required to solve La Rochelle puzzle
This may be viewed as a case of the masters against the pretenders with La Rochelle contesting their first Heineken Champions Cup semi-final but Leo Cullen and Stuart Lancaster know that they face a massive challenge
The Leinster team huddle prior to the Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup match between Leinster and Munster at the RDS. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
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A template is in place for La Rochelle to stress Leinster
This may be viewed as a case of the masters against the pretenders with La Rochelle contesting their first Heineken Champions Cup semi-final but Leo Cullen and Stuart Lancaster know that they face a massive challenge at the Stade Marcel Deflandre tomorrow.
Press Release – New Zealand Rugby League
The final of NZRL’s inaugural National 20’s competition will kick off this coming Saturday 10th of April at Opaheke reserve. Unbeaten Auckland Blue and competition dark horse Central Districts will battle it out for the top spot at 2pm following the Fox Memorial opener between Mt Albert and Pt Chevalier at 12pm.
This highly anticipated round one rematch has all the signs of a classic, as the underdogs come into this clash off the back of a stellar cinderella run.
After going down in their first game against the Auckland side, Central Districts have won five straight en route to the final including a late comeback against third-place South Island and a gritty two-point victory against heavily favoured Auckland White.
Thursday, 8 April 2021, 4:34 pm
The final of NZRL’s inaugural National 20’s
competition will kick off this coming Saturday 10th of April
at Opaheke reserve. Unbeaten Auckland Blue and competition
dark horse Central Districts will battle it out for the top
spot at 2pm following the Fox Memorial opener between Mt
Albert and Pt Chevalier at 12pm.
This highly
anticipated round one rematch has all the signs of a
classic, as the underdogs come into this clash off the back
of a stellar cinderella run.
After going down in their
first game against the Auckland side, Central Districts have
won five straight en route to the final including a late
by Rajitha Ratwatte
It was expected to be a one-sided easy win for the Canterbury Crusaders. They were playing the lowly Otago Highlanders, top of the table against the near bottom. Furthermore, the Otago coach Tony Brown had dropped six of the stars or starting players, due to a breach of team discipline and ethics. Otago had Mitch Hunt was playing at no10 against the mercurial Ritchie Mo’uanga, both former teammates at Canterbury. A team of Wannabees from Otago against a team of superstars from Canterbury.
It was a frenetic start and the normally reliable George Bridge on the wing for Canterbury dropped a perfectly placed cross-kick and with it a chance for the Crusaders to get ahead early. 10 minutes into the game the Highlanders got a penalty far left of field and about 40 meters out. Mitch Hunt stepped up and converted, 3 – 0 to the underdogs. Seven minutes later Codie Taylor the Canterbury hooker was pinged for offside, 30 meters out and mid-right. Again, the Otago no10 c
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