Heineken Champions Cup: Leinster 55-24 Leicester Tigers - Leinster into semi-finals

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Garry Ringrose scores a effort   for LeinsterIreland centre Garry Ringrose scored the archetypal of his 2 tries aft 1 infinitesimal astatine Aviva Stadium
Leinster: (17) 55
Tries: Ringrose 2, Gibson-Park, Penalty try, Penny, O'Brien, McKee; Pens: R Byrne 2; Cons: R Byrne 6
Leicester Tigers: (10) 24
Tries: Watson, Cracknell, Potter; Pen: Pollard; Cons: Pollard 2, Gopperth

Leinster thrashed Premiership champions Leicester Tigers successful Dublin to go the archetypal broadside done to this season's Heineken Champions Cup semi-finals.

Ireland centre Garry Ringrose crossed doubly successful the archetypal fractional for the hosts.

Anthony Watson replied for Leicester, but Jamison Gibson-Park, a punishment try, Scott Penny, Jimmy O'Brien and John McKee secured a comfy win.

Leinster, chasing a record-equalling 5th Champions Cup triumph, volition play Toulouse oregon Sharks successful the past four.

Alongside their formidable signifier successful each competitions truthful acold this season, the imaginable of location vantage should they get to the last - which volition beryllium played astatine Aviva Stadium connected 20 May - means Leinster are tipped by galore to assistance the premier trophy successful European rugby for the archetypal clip since 2018.

Tigers' attentions volition present crook to defending their Premiership title, with Richard Wigglesworth's squad presently 3rd down Saracens and Sale successful the table.

Olly Cracknell and Harry Potter went implicit for consolation tries for the visitors precocious on.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Leinster: Keenan; O'Brien, Ringrose, Henshaw, Lowe; R Byrne, Gibson-Park; Porter, Sheehan, Furlong, Molony, Ryan (c), Baird, Doris, Conan.

Replacements: McKee, Healy, Ala'alatoa, Jenkins, Penny, McGrath, H Byrne, Frawley.

Leicester: Brown; Watson, Potter, Kelly, Steward; Pollard, Van Poortvliet; Cronin, Montoya (c), Heyes, Martin, Henderson, Liebenberg, Reffell, Wiese.

Replacements: Clare, West, Cole, Snyman, Cracknell, Wolstenholme, Atkinson, Gopperth.

Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)

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