James Lowe ran in Leinster's 13th try. Image: Billy Stickland/INPHO James Lowe ran in Leinster's 13th try. Image: Billy Stickland/INPHO YOU IMAGINE LEINSTER won’t pore over yesterday’s Champions Cup win against Montpellier with the usual forensic detail.
It can be difficult to hit the ground running following such a lengthy lay-off, and even though Montpellier sent over a desperately under-strength squad for the game, Leinster gave them no time to settle into the contest, taking the initiative to kill the game as early as possible. Garry Ringrose was at the heart of much of their best play, while Jordan Larmour had some clever involvements before being forced off with a dead leg. Jamison Gibson-Park was key to keeping the tempo high and the uber-reliable Josh van der Flier showed a nice turn of pace in scoring two second-half tries. The list goes on.Leinster finished with 140 carries, 19 clean breaks, 20 offloads and 40 defenders beaten, but the stats only told half the story.
“Yeah, but where we want to be in terms of higher seedings which, as we know, matter massively in the tournament, it would be handy to have those extra two points having said that [in reference to EPCR recording other cancelled fixtures as 0-0 draws]. And the 28 points as well, potentially,” Cullen continued.
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