A matchup between rugby giants Leinster and Racing always promises to provide great entertainment, and the encounter at The Aviva stadium today gave fans entrainment in its bucket loads.
Leinster are the team to stop in Europe at the moment, seemingly brushing aside any opponent that they face.
They proved this in the first 15 minutes, scoring a try that involved mesmerising hands and electric feet out wide for Jimmy O’Brien to score.
This is @leinsterrugby at their attacking best!
Their backline combine for a beautiful score at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, finished off by Jimmy O'Brien.#HeinekenChampionsCup pic.twitter.com/PDzG52tzRv
— Rugby on BT Sport (@btsportrugby) January 21, 2023
The French outfit hit back with a try of their own, and it was 7-5 to Leinster heading into the break.
Seven minutes into the second half, and it was time for Finn Russell to do Finn Russell things, the Scotsman cut straight through the Leinster defence, had time to point instructions at his teammates and then threw a perfect long distance pass to Christian Wade, who finished for a 5 pointer.
Ohhhh, Finn Russell! 😮💨
The Scot orchestrates a wonderful score, terrific vision and execution to find @ChristianWade3 for the try.#HeinekenChampionsCup pic.twitter.com/3IR0TTq1iw
— Rugby on BT Sport (@btsportrugby) January 21, 2023
Throughout the rest of the second 40, Leinster began to impose their dominance, scoring a total of 5 tries in a 30 minute period.
The pick of the bunch involved a sublime offload for man of the moment Jimmy O’Brien.
🎭 Take this back to Paris and hang it in the Louvre.#HeinekenChampionsCup pic.twitter.com/tVPnc7LpAg
— Rugby on BT Sport (@btsportrugby) January 21, 2023
Are Leinster the team to stop!?
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