LEINS
No.Name
15Joey Carbery, FB
T
14Adam Byrne, W
13Robbie Henshaw, C
T
12Isa Nacewa, C
11Barry Daly, W
T
10Ross Byrne, FH
9Luke McGrath, SH
1Jack McGrath, P
2James Tracy, H
3Tadhg Furlong, P
4Devin Toner, L
5James Ryan, L
6Rhys Ruddock, FL
7Josh van der Flier, FL
T
8Jack Conan, N8
Replacements
16Sean Cronin, R
17Cian Healy, R
18Michael Bent, R
19Ross Molony, R
20Jordi Murphy, R
21Jamison Gibson-Park, R
22Noel Reid, R
23Fergus McFadden, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: RDS Arena
1:00 PM, October 14, 2017
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'24-17 End of second half
80'That's it. It wasn't pretty but Leinster take the bonus point win despite missing several key players.
79'Into the last minute and Leinster keeping it tight.
79'Substitute on - Romain Ruffenach , Montpellier Herault
79'Player substituted - Bismarck du Plessis , Montpellier Herault
79'Substitute on - Fergus McFadden , Leinster
79'Player substituted - Barry Daly , Leinster
78'Leinster now playing down the clock in the middle of the field and they win another penalty.
77'A big call from Wayne Barnes as he awards Leinster a penalty at the resulting scrum.
76'A mistake from substitute Timoci Nagusa as he butchers the overlap before knocking on and handing the ball back to the hosts.
75'A cynical knock down from Adam Byrne sees him get the yellow card and the TMO is called to see if a penalty try can be awarded.
75'Yellow card - Adam Byrne , Leinster
74'Montpellier are back in the 22 and have a lineout five metres out after a clever chip from Pienaar.
73'Another penalty to the French team at the breakdown allows Pienaar to release the pressure.
73'Player substituted - Jack Conan , Leinster
73'Substitute on - Josh van der Flier , Leinster
71'Leinster thought they had turned the ball over but the penalty goes the other way for kicking the ball out of the ruck. Pienaar has a fairly straightforward kick at goal.
71'24-17 Penalty goal - Ruan Pienaar , Montpellier Herault
68'Substitute on - Wiaan Liebenberg , Montpellier Herault
68'Player substituted - Yacouba Camara , Montpellier Herault
68'Substitute on - Yvan Watremez , Montpellier Herault
68'Player substituted - Mikheil Nariashvili , Montpellier Herault
67'Ross Byrne kicks Leinster into the Montpellier 22 from a penalty. From the resulting play Leinster secure a bonus point as Barry Daly finishes well making the most of the overlap.
67'24-14 Try - Barry Daly , Leinster
65'That try looks to have woken Leinster up and an impressive take from Barry Daly has set up another Leinster attack.
64'Substitute on - Jamison Gibson-Park , Leinster
64'Player substituted - Luke McGrath , Leinster
64'Player substituted - Benjamin Fall , Montpellier Herault
64'Substitute on - Timoci Nagusa , Montpellier Herault
64'Player substituted - Tadhg Furlong , Leinster
64'Substitute on - Michael Bent , Leinster
64'Player substituted - James Ryan , Leinster
64'Substitute on - Ross Molony , Leinster
64'Player substituted - Josh van der Flier , Leinster
64'Substitute on - Jordi Murphy , Leinster
64'19-14 Conversion - Ruan Pienaar , Montpellier Herault
63'Nadolo steps up again and crashes over the try line from nothing. Montpellier back in the game.
62'Pienaar orchestrating his pack around the Leinster 22. The play is very static though and Leinster continue to hold out.
62'19-12 Try - Nemani Nadolo , Montpellier Herault
58'Remarkable defence from Robbie Henshaw who somehow drags down Nadolo and manages to get up and win the turnover.
56'Montpellier again get over the ball and are awarded the penalty. Pienaar clears to halfway.
56'Cian Healy has made an impact off the bench and his strong carry has helped Leinster back into the Montpellier 22.
56'Player substituted - Thomas Darmon , Montpellier Herault
56'Substitute on - Benoit Paillaugue , Montpellier Herault
53'The wind now causing Montpellier problems who are struggling to clear their lines.
52'The attack ends with a knock on from Luke McGrath and Montpellier have a scrum on their five.
52'Substitute on - Joffrey Michel , Montpellier Herault
52'Player substituted - Jesse Mogg , Montpellier Herault
52'Player substituted - Antoine Guillamon , Montpellier Herault
52'Substitute on - Davit Kubriashvili , Montpellier Herault
51'Leinster now into the Montpellier 22 and putting the phases together.
49'Leinster looking very comfortable in defence. Montpellier not threatening in attack.
47'Montpellier putting some phases together in the Leinster half. They are going to start having to play some more rugby if they want to get back into this.
47'Player substituted - Jack McGrath , Leinster
47'Substitute on - Cian Healy , Leinster
47'Substitute on - Sean Cronin , Leinster
47'Player substituted - James Tracy , Leinster
45'19-7 Conversion - Ross Byrne , Leinster
44'With the penalty advantage Ross Byrne takes a chance with a crossfield kick and the ball falls kindly to Robbie Henshaw who dots over.
44'17-7 Try - Robbie Henshaw , Leinster
43'A penalty is awarded to Leinster and Ross Byrne kicks into the corner.
41'The second half is underway and Ruan Pienaar kicks the ball straight out handing Leinster possession.
41'12-7 End of first half
40'Defence has been the issue for both sides with plenty of missed tackles. Here are the full stats for the first half.
40'A last attack from Leinster is stopped by Francois Steyn. The ball is cleared and that's the half.
40'12-7 Start of second half
39'Ruan Pienaar slots the extra two.
39'12-7 Conversion - Ruan Pienaar , Montpellier Herault
38'Try time. A powerful, but messy scrum leads to Nemani Nadolo crashing over. No stopping the big man from there.
38'12-5 Try - Nemani Nadolo , Montpellier Herault
38'Player substituted - Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg , Montpellier Herault
38'Substitute on - Julien Delannoy , Montpellier Herault
37'A scrum five out to Montpellier as Nadolo is just short. A break from Francois Steyn set up the attack. Montpellier could do with a score before the half.
36'Substitute on - Noel Reid , Leinster
36'Player substituted - Isa Nacewa , Leinster
33'The Leinster attack is thwarted by a turnover from Bismarck Du Plessis who was quick in over the ball. He's now receiving treatment.
32'A mistake from Francois Steyn hands Leinster good field position after he kicks the ball dead.
29'Leinster have been clinical in attack, scoring two tries with two visits to the Montpellier 22. The French side have been the complete opposite.
27'Isa Nacewa adds the easy conversion from in front of the posts.
27'12-0 Conversion - Isa Nacewa , Leinster
26'Try given after a few looks found nothing to overturn Wayne Barnes decision.
26'The patience in attack looks to have paid off as Josh van der Flier looks to have scored for Leinster, but it's gone to the TMO.
26'10-0 Try - Josh van der Flier , Leinster
25'Leinster putting the pressure on the Montpellier line after a couple of threatening breaks.
22'Leinster are struggling to clear the ball with the wind very strong into their faces causing problems.
19'Ross Byrne misses the conversion from the touchline.
18'And with Leinster's first attack we have the games first points. A great ball from Ross Byrne sees Joey Carbery cut through and score in the corner.
18'5-0 Try - Joey Carbery , Leinster
17'Montpellier have had most of the possession but their handling errors are costing them. They have five in the opening fifteen minutes.
16'The away team through away another good opportunity by giving away a penalty in a lineout five out from the Leinster line.
13'Tadhg Furlong pinged at the scrum and Ruan Pienaar steps up just short of halfway but misses the kick left.
11'Leinster have kicked to Nemani Nadolo a couple of times now and he's made yards with each return. They may want to look elsewhere.
8'Danger averted for Leinster as a good tackle in midfield forces a knock on.
8'Jesse Mogg clears the ball and Joey Carbery knocks the ball on just inside his 22. Montpellier have the scrum in a dangerous position.
6'Leinster win a penalty and Ross Byrne clears into their opponents half.
3'Leinster turn the ball over in their 22 and Ross Byrne clears to halfway.
1'We are underway. Montpellier gather the ball and win the lineout in Leinster's half.
1'Good afternoon and welcome to live commentary. Some late team news in from Leinster as Scott Fardy is ruled out.
1'0-0 Start of first half

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