The best of Leinster’s record 13 tries against Montpellier
Montpellier’s limp attempt to compete with Leinster at the RDS on Saturday in an 89-7 loss will obviously never go down in history as a great game of rugby, but that does not mean great rugby was not played.
A combination of the four time European champions being at their very best and a weakened Montpellier barely putting up a fight left an extremely lopsided scoreline, but some tries by the home side were sensational and worthy of analysis.
One in particular, scored by substitute hooker Dan Sheehan, has been shared by rugby analyst Brett Igoe. The try was scored in the final quarter, and helped Leinster extend their lead to 68-7, so suffice to say the game was dead and buried at this point. Had Leinster not had such a comfortable lead they may not have had such a cavalier attitude with their play. Nevertheless, the spectators benefitted from this approach.
Their try started with Garry Ringrose rushing out of the defensive line to force a turnover from a crunching tackle. From there, Leinster make 27 passes as seemingly every player on the team handles the ball as they work their way up field. In terms of forwards and backs working together, it does not get much better than this:
1 big tackle, 8 rucks & 27 passes…… ONE BRILLIANT TRY for Dan Sheehan. so much skill here. #LEIvMHR #ChampionsCup pic.twitter.com/NUvQwuE8sL
— Brett Igoe (@brettruganalyst) January 16, 2022
Leinster
15 Hugo Keenan
14 Jordan Larmour
13 G Ringrose
12 Ciaran Frawley
11 Jimmy O’Brien
10 Ross Byrne
9 Jamison Gibson-Park
1 Andrew Porter
2 Ronan Kelleher
3 Tadgh Furlong
4 Ross Molony
5 James Ryan
5 Josh Murphy
6 Caelan Doris
7 Josh Van Der Flier
8 Jack Conan
Replacements
16 Dan Sheehan
17 Cian Healy
18 Michael Ala’alatoa
19 Rhys Ruddock
20 Max Deegan
21 Luke McGrath
22 Jonathan Sexton
23 James Lowe
Montpellier
15 Axel Bevia
14 Pierre Lucas
13 Karl Martin
12 Thomas Darmon
11 Josua Vici
10 Louis Foursans-Bourdette
9 Gela Aprasidze
1 Milheil Nariashvili
2 Guihem Guirado
3 Henry Thomas
4 Tyler Duguid
5 Mickael Capelli
6 Masivesi Dakuwaqa
7 Florian Verhaeghe
8 Marco Tauleigne
Replacements
16 Vincent Giudicelli
17 Robert Rodgers
18 Titi Lamositele
19 Alexandre Becognee
20 Aubin Eymeri
21 Paul Vallee
22 Nicolaas Janse Van Rensburg
23 Zach Mercer
