Leinster crush Border Reivers
62 - 14
Donnybrook   Att: 4,125
Referee: Phil Fear
Friday 27th January 2006, 19:30
Leinster continued their strong run of form with a nine-try 62-14 hammering of Border Reviers at Donnybrook to surge to the top of the Celtic League table.
Gary Brown
Leinster's Gary Brown grabbed a hat-trick of tries
Fly half Felipe Contepomi celebrated the barrival of his baby daughter by collecting 22 points courtesy of a try, a penalty and seven conversions while Gary Brown grabbed a hat-trick of tries.

Bryce Williams, Denis Hickie, Robert Kearney, Niall Ronan and Jonny Hepworth also crossed for five-pointers.

For Reivers, Nikki Walker grabbed a brace with Charlie Hore adding both conversions.

Contepomi pulled the strings throughout for the hosts, starting with a scoring pass to Kiwi lock Williams.

The Argentinian added the extras before slotting a penalty and then grabbing a try of his own.

The visitors rallied with a breakaway try with Ben MacDougall and Brendan McKerchar doing the damage before Walker went over.

A conversion from Hore reduced the deficit bith that was to be the closest they got.

Winger Brown grabbed his first two tries within three minutes of each other and then Hickie also scored soon after - his 50th in Leinster colours and a timely reminder to Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan who recently dropped him from the squad to face Italy.

Another breakaway score from Walker, and the conversion from Hore rounded out the half but the Irish province held a commanding 36-14 lead.

Leinster refused to ease off after the break and some good footwork from Hickie created the opening for Brown to complete his hat-trick.

The tries continued to flow with Kearney, Ronan and Hepworth all getting their names on the scoresheet to heap further woe on the Reivers.

Leinster V Border Reivers
 PDCTPosPlayerPlayerPosTCDP 




1

Denis Hickie
15
Calum MacRae










3

Gary Brown
14
Stuart Moffat












Kieran Lewis
13
Ben MacDougall










1

Jonny Hepworth
12
Garry Law






Replacement off



1

Rob Kearney
11
Nikki Walker

2




Replacement off
1

7
1

Felipe Contepomi
10
Charlie Hore


2



Replacement off





Guy Easterby
9
Brendan McKerchar





Replacement off
Replacement off





Reggie Corrigan
1
Paul Thomson





Replacement off
Replacement off





Brian Blaney
2
Ross Ford





Replacement off






Emmett Byrne
3
Geoff Cross






Replacement off





Adam Byrnes
4
Scott Macleod










1

Bryce Williams
5
Opeta Palepoi






Replacement off





Eric Miller
6
Kelly Brown












Keith Gleeson
7
Andy Miller





Replacement off






Jamie Heaslip
8
Semo Sititi





Replacement off
Replacements
Replacement on





David Blaney
16
Steve Scott





Replacement on
Replacement on





Ronan McCormack
17
Tom McGee





Replacement on
Replacement on





Devin Toner
18
Matt Parr






Replacement on



1

Niall Ronan
19
John Dalziel





Replacement on
Replacement on





Brian O'Riordan
20
Johnny Weston





Replacement on
Replacement on





Johnny Sexton
21
Andy Rennick





Replacement on
Replacement on





Brendan Burke
22
James King






Penalty Tries
0
0
First half timeline
2Leinster
Try - B Williams
2Leinster
Conversion - F Contepomi
6Leinster
Penalty kick - F Contepomi
18Leinster
Try - F Contepomi
18Leinster
Conversion - F Contepomi
22Border Reivers
Try - N Walker
22Border Reivers
Conversion - C Hore
25Leinster
Try - G Brown
25Leinster
Conversion - F Contepomi
28Leinster
Try - G Brown
28Leinster
Conversion - F Contepomi
32Leinster
Try - D Hickie
39Border Reivers
Try - N Walker
39Border Reivers
Conversion - C Hore
Second half timeline
51Leinster
Try - G Brown
55Leinster
Substitution - N Ronan on for E Miller
56Leinster
Substitution - R McCormack on for R Corrigan
56Leinster
Substitution - D Blaney on for B Blaney
58Border Reivers
Substitution - S Scott on for R Ford
59Leinster
Try - R Kearney
59Leinster
Conversion - F Contepomi
60Leinster
Try - N Ronan
60Leinster
Conversion - F Contepomi
62Leinster
Substitution - B O'Riordan on for G Easterby
62Leinster
Substitution - B Burke on for R Kearney
62Border Reivers
Substitution - J Dalziel on for S Sititi
62Border Reivers
Substitution - J Weston on for B McKerchar
62Border Reivers
Substitution - A Rennick on for A Miller
65Leinster
Try - J Hepworth
65Leinster
Conversion - F Contepomi
65Leinster
Substitution - D Toner on for A Byrnes
67Border Reivers
Substitution - T McGee on for P Thomson
72Leinster
Substitution - J Sexton on for F Contepomi
75Leinster
Substitution - R Corrigan on for R McCormack
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