LIVE Champions Cup: Good start for Leinster with two early converted tries (via IrishTimesSport)
Leinster concede a free-kick at a scrum, Gloucester launch a full frontal assault but prop Val Rapava-Ruskin is held up over the line. Ross Byrne drops out long and Carreras knocks on.Leinster guilty of a couple of handling errors, the first from Jimmy O’Brien and then after Ben Morgan produces a thumping tackle. Osborne is forced into touch a couple of metres from his line. Gloucester’s maul gets some traction initially but is stopped legally.
10 mins: Wonderful break from Jamie Osborne and even though he’s tackled short, Gloucester are offside and centre Seb Atkinson receives a yellow card. Leinster elect for a tap penalty, Dan Sheehan takes passes to Doris who’s clever reverse pivot and flick pass allows Ala’alatoa powers over for a second try. Ross Byrne taps over the conversion.
Leinster retain the same three, Jamie Osborne moves into 12 to partner captain, Garry Ringrose, while Ross Byrne and Jamison-Gibson Park come in at halfback. While there are wholesale changes in the pack, it is largely first choice with a couple of exceptions. Cian Healy covers tighthead prop, Brian Deeny gets a chance to follow-up on an impressive performance last weekend while Nick McCarthy is on the bench in the continued absence of Luke McGrath through injury. Liam Turner’s versatility sees him wear the number 23 jersey.George Barton; Jonny May, Chris Harris, Seb Atkinson, Ollie Thorley; Santi Carreras, Ben Meehan; Val Rapava-Ruskin, George McGuigan, Kirill Gotovtsev; Freddie Clarke, Matias Alemanno; Ruan Ackermann, Lewis Ludlow , Ben Morgan.
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