‘They’re very important moments … it’s pretty swirly in the Aviva. Thankfully they went over today’
Leinster’s Ross Byrne puts another three points on the board against La Rochelle at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho’s Ross Byrne wouldn’t have been alone in his desire to lay a few ghosts to rest almost 11 months on from last May’s heartbreaking final against. As much as anyone, he did so with a polished all-round performance which resolved any lingering debate about who should be the boss at the helm.
Leinster sprinted out of the blocks with three tries inside the first dozen minutes last May, all scored in the right corner, and Byrne narrowly missed two of the three touchline conversions. His one miss, also from the touchline, rebounded from the upright, which — you’d have thought — must also be one of his best days off the T.
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