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Saturday rugby round-up: Leinster book quarter-final place

Leinster have secured a quarter-final berth in the European Champions Cup. Matt O'Connor's side t...
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15.20 24 Jan 2015


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Saturday rugby round-up: Leinster book quarter-final place

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15.20 24 Jan 2015


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Leinster have secured a quarter-final berth in the European Champions Cup.

Matt O'Connor's side top pool 2, after they and Wasps drew 20-points apiece at the Ricoh Arena.

Fergus McFadden and Jimmy Gopperth got Leinster's tries, but Ian Madigan will be disappointed to have kicked four penalties wide.

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Leinster top the pool on 20 points, with Wasps second on 18. It means Leinster are through but it is unlikely that they will play a home quarter-final.

Harelquins, meanwhile, managed a 47-19 bonus point win away to Castres wasn't enough to secure them second place in the pool.

Elsewhere, Darren Cave issued a statement of intent ahead of the Six Nations, scoring a hat-trick of tries as Ulster signed off on their Champions Cup campaign with a 26-7 defeat of Leicester at Kingspan Stadium.

It was Craig Gilroy with the fourth try, while Ruan Pienaar managed three conversions.

Meanwhile Connacht booked their place in the quarter-finals of the European Challenge Cup.

Pat Lam's side picked up a try-scoring bonus point away to La Rochelle, coming from behind to win by 30-points to 20.

Tries from Kieran Marmion and Eoin McKeon and two late tries in quick succession from Niyi Adeolokun and Matt Healy helped give the Irish team the win at Stade Marcel Deflandre.

Originally posted at 15.17


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