He has a point. After their shock win over Leinster in the semi-finals of the Champions Cup, Northampton fell just short in final against Bordeaux, losing 28-20. Nonetheless, it was further proof of the ability and potential of what is a side packed full of young English talent, some of whom are going on the […]

10 months ago

He was unhappy with the decision. In the aftermath of Leinster’s Champions Cup semi-final defeat to Northampton, former Test referee, Owen Doyle, has asserted that Leinster were unjustly denied a penalty try in the dying moments of the game. Towards the end of the match, Leinster’s Josh van der Flier surged to the try line, […]

11 months ago

Same old story for Leinster. Another year, another massive underachievement for Leinster in the Champions Cup. Starting in 2021, Leinster have lost out in either the semis or finals in the last five editions of the Champions Cup. For three years in a row it was La Rochelle, last year it was Toulouse, and this […]

11 months ago

It was the wrong call. After being second best for the majority of their Champions Cup semi-final against Northampton yesterday, Leinster were given an out with a very kickable penalty with five minutes left, while they were three points down. They chose to kick to the corner, but lost possession to Northampton soon after. But […]

11 months ago

He was loving it! Before yesterday’s game, few bet on Northampton to defeat the Leinster juggernaut, but one of those few was Simon Zebo. Off the pitch, the former Munster and Ireland winger has never shied away from letting his dislike of Leinster be known. Yesterday, he tweeted that Northampton would win by five. And […]

11 months ago

A massive game this weekend. For the second year in a row, Leinster will host Northampton in a Champions Cup semi-final. If Leinster prevail, it will be a fourth final in a row for the Dublin-based side, and they will be hoping it is fourth-time lucky, having narrowly lost the last three. For Northampton, who […]

11 months ago