United Rugby Championship grand final: Leinster take tournament title after thrashing Bulls 32-7 | Rugby Union News
Leinster has raised his first trophy since 2021 after a convincing victory of 32-7 BKT United Rugby Championship against the Bulls at Croke Park.
The wet weather has failed to dissuade a frequentation of 46,127 – a record for a league decision -maker in Ireland – while Leo Cullen’s men have become the first table team to win the title in the URC era.
Despite the pre-match withdrawal of Jamiston Gibson-Park, Leinster evolved in an advance from 19-0 to half-time with tests by Captain Jack Conan, Jordie Barrett and Josh Van der Flier.
Finalists beaten in 2022 and 2024, the Bulls crossed the 50th minute thanks to an Akker Van der Merwe replacement to cancel a Sam Prendergast penalty.
PREDERGAST brought its transport to 10 points and the replacement of the Fin Gunne fence was rightly converted by Ross byrne to Gloucester.
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Conan paved the way for guests with a fifth minute test, crashing after an initial maul and prendergast quickly converted.
By leaving All Black Barrett obtained his right boot in Dink from Luke McGrath in the 13th minute, opening the rear field of the Bulls to mark brilliantly next to the messages.
Van der Flier emerged through a Maul to do so 19-0, while penalties continued to prove costly for Bulls.
The South Africans finally gained momentum, cutting before Willie Le Roux was guilty of a bad kick, then a front pass.
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Although Prendergast opened the scoring in the second half, visitors retaliated when Van der Merwe rolled up for Johan Goosend to convert.
It remained 22-7, the Irish province not having capitalized on a tap penalty, while Prendergast pushed another large.
The young Midi of fly was back on the target in the 67th minute and Gunne then scored from a neat enveloping movement – a beautiful finish in the countryside for the 12 representatives of the British and Irish Lions of Leinster.
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