Instant Highlights - Leinster Rugby v Northampton Saints Semi-finals │ Investec Champions Cup 2023/2
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- In a record breaking match, Leinster Rugby host Northampton Saints at Croke Park in their 2023/24 Investec Champions Cup semi-final
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Leinster had to fight to the final whistle. Excellent prep for the final. They're battle hardened now but they need to put 80 minutes in like the 1st half today.
Why all the hate for Leinster? They play great rugby and they develop fantastic players from wthin, hence having so many internationals.
And no, Im S.African, not Irish, but gotta give credit where due
Just because they do well.
Maybe because they are grotesquely supported by their government.
In most sports, government interference is not allowed like football.
@@dazeng4633 mostly because irfu hq is in Dublin I say just saying
@@dazeng4633 The IRFU is the Government? It's just a centralized rugby structure, same as New Zealand. French Rugby is basically a play thing of billionaires as well. Not much of a difference if you ask me.
Jealousy.
Highlights should really show the Northampton pressure and Doris/Conan turnover at the very end. Huge moment. Northampton really fronted up, a genuinely tough side; we underestimated them, played in third gear, and just about got away with it. Not a bad thing to happen, because Nienaber is going to be cutting shreds off the lads for the next three weeks.
Hats off to the saints.
They did their homework and had a very good game plan.
Constant pressure forced leinster to make mistakes and doubled up on our big men.
The positives Leinster will take from this is that they still came away with the win after not a great game and missing some kicks.
A wake-up call just in time is not a bad thing in my mind
Congratulations to Leinster from Italy
James Lowe has it all man wish the Welsh had talent coming through 🏴
First half felt nearly too .Glad saints had a great comback and kudos to them. I'll help leinster in the final big time . Credit to Northampton
In their previous 2 finals, Leinster cruised through the semis and got beaten up by more motivated La Rochelle and Toulouse squads. The second half this afternoon was a proper wake up call - in so far as there will be absolutely no complacency against Toulouse/Quins (I suspect Toulouse - again). Ringrose, Keenan and Ryan probably available in 3 weeks time - guarantees better starting 15 and stronger bench coming on after 50-60 minutes. I fully expect Leinster to be on top form for 80 minutes in London, produce a performance similar to that against La Rochelle in the QF and add that elusive 5th star to the jersey! Anything less will be as disappointing as - well, the most disappointing thing you can imagine after making 3 finals in a row!!!
Don’t hold your breath
A final between the 2 of us would be great.
1st match on neutral ground (every time we met, the team playing home won) ever.
Leinster didn't lose to Toulouse in knockout games, it was only La Rochelle
@@decekfrokfr3mdx Read it again. 'In their previous 2 finals,' I was referring to the losses to LAR and TOU in the finals!
@@frenchflair7699 Best of luck against Quins ;-)
That word ‘nearly’ is doing a lot of heavy lifting!! As is Ireland team. 😂😂😂
Just watched this game, not sure what people are talking about. Northampton were second best in every aspect
and almost won. So Leinster fans should eat their humble pie and realise the final is going to be wraps for them
@@SweptDust5340Just shut up clueless the word is almost Leinster stopped playing because that first half wrapped it up.
Yes, and they very nearly won, that's the point.
@@SweptDust5340 Almost?? Lol. Take your beating and eat your humble pie like a good little kid.
Munster v Leinster in Croke park has to happen again!
Gotta feel for Saints, with a much better 1st half who knows?!
Could say the same for Leinster though
And jf leinster had a better second half it would have been lights out. Cant live on ifs
Yeah but you can’t really say if they had a better first half because they were the 2nd best team until Leinster took their foot off the pedal.
Firstly, it is ridiculous that a one-off SF isn’t played at a neutral stadium, seedlings should only count for the round-of 16. The huge partisan crowd, played a massive part in the result, as Northampton looked and played full of nerves. As for the match, it was a shame that Northampton started so poorly, and made so many handling errors. If not, the game could have turned-out differently. I don’t think Leinster took their foot off the gas in the second half, as the result was still very much in the balance, it was that Northampton found their true form. As a neutral, I was a little disappointed by the match, as I expected a real humdinger.
@BobH-eh8wu Took their foot off the pedal utter rubbish and utter arrogance with that statement.
Very very very lucky....with Toulouse, finish for our friends irish !
Well done boys
What a crowd, wish I was there
I was there standing, great game but Croke Park is not that great for rugby
How was James Lowe's try not aearded as penalty try??? Ref was playing 'advantage' for a high shot on a Leinster player who was charging to the try line, when Lowe scored in the corner, unconverted.
Those 2 extra points could have been crucial. For me, it was a clear penalty try.
It can't be a penalty try if you score, and the high tackle did not actively stop a try being scored, since James Lowe scored, therefore it can't be awarded
Maybe learn the rules of 'advantage' ....
It doesn't work like that. A penalty try is awarded if the attacking team is prevented from scoring by foul play, i.e. if they don't score. If they do score, then all bets are off. Of course this creates the perverse incentive where the attacking team is better off failing to score, i.e. sabotaging the play.
@@Thwlshmn Maybe that's something they should look at going forward.
@@alankennedy3747 maybe they should look into removing penalty tries altogether then people won’t complain
think Larmour is a bit of a liability.. It can be really good or really bad from him. Whatever about calling Leinster Ireland. Northampton have their fair share of internationals too..Lawes is still class
Completely agree about Larmour. He's got some speed and a great step but not much else. He's a bit clumsy and makes a lot of unforced errors.
@@PB22559 In fairness his defensive work has improved and he is less of a headless chicken these days.
@@alankennedy3747 He made a complete mess of gathering that ball that gifted Saints the try.
He can certainly make costly mistakes. Unpredictable, that's for sure.
The the two kiwi,s played very well
They had to spend a long time in the shadows to learn how to play the Leinster way, but fair play to them. It must be said that Ireland have dominated the under 20's home internationals for the last 5 years. All home grown players.
@@raymonddixon7603 apart from this year....
@@jasonkay4749 Just a minor slip up 😀😀
It was always a mountain to climb for the saints players. I am gutted that they lost.the fact that the saints team doesn't really have alot of internationals in their squad and yet they come this close. Well done saints.
Not just internationals, Irish internationals. Glasgow makes up the majority of the Scottish team but I don't hear anyone talking about that or Benetton making up the majority of the Italian side.
8 international.Not enough for you???
@@terrybrady392 Only 2 starters for England. The others have got the off replacement cap but can’t really be called full time internationals like the Leinster team.
@@BertFlashman England internationals with their massive squad of pro players to pick from whining about the little Irish. Unreal. 🤣🤣
@@washerdryer3466 just staying a fact about the team.
Its easy to win when the ref allows you to do whatever you want at the breakdown. Not sure how much money had Leinster thrown at Raynal to turn a blind eye, but this is getting out of hand man
people like you should stick to playing snakes and ladders, it seems to suit your mentality, please stick with mammy and pray you never enter the real world, yours, the real world
Jasus, we play like that against Toulouse were fucked. 1st half brilliant, 2nd half we took our foot off the pedal
That was a good kick up the arse yesterday. Will hopefully be catalyst to our 5th star.
Are Toulouse in the final already?
@@alankennedy3747 5th, not 6th! ;-)
I stand corrected.
@@alankennedy3747 thought you were a Toulouse fan talking about the 6th 😂
Ross Byrne must have gone to the Jack Carty school of place kicking
2:34 surely that wasn't straight!
Any extended highlights anywhere. These 3 mins aren’t long enough
Leinster dominated all the stats, all areas of the game but somehow let Northampton back in it. Furbank push on Porter for try should’ve been seen by TMO. Getting to a final without Keenan, Ringrose and Ryan (Co-captains) is achievement in itself. Need them back for final
If you want to talk about TMO checking stuff, how about the blatant forward pass before Lowes third try?
@@MrDoggie204 There was no forward pass, but even if it’s marginal as long as it favours positive attacking rugby it’s fine for me.
Jesus this is a very biased Irish take on the game
@@theojenner1902 Are the stats Irish aswell? Leinster utterly dominated the game for 60 mins and If you can’t see that then don’t care call anyone out for being biased
@@eoinh3816 Imagine thinking forward passes are okay just because it keeps the game flowing, utterly delusional not respecting one of the most basic laws of the game.
How many WC quarter-finals do you think James Lowe is going to play and lose in?
It's ok
Re Northampton and Leinster squads, I'm open to correction but it seems that Northampton have 14 non english players and Leinster have 5 non irish players.
It happens to all teams at all levels with a high score lead, they kinda sit back a little.
Very neutral ground
Leister est une très bonne équipe. J espère qu'elle va rencontrer Toulouse en finale but be carefull, if you Come to play to lose 😅
..Too-lose rugby club.. To lose ..semi final ..?? .. 😃 🤓 😅 ..
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@@peterm..6981that was a pun dude
@@peterm..6981 To lose will win as usual... ;-)
Do love a bit of Kiwi rugby
Haters will be saying the same bull when Munster win too. Irish rugby is class.
'Haters' will be saying what exactly? 1 champions cup in 12 years is a poor return for Leinster. If Toulouse win again this year it'll be their 6th cup. Leinster haven't won anything yet and neither have Munster.
Ulster have been awful this season and Connacht have gone backwards too.
To be fair Toulouse has only won once is 14 years . If Leinster win this year it will be their 5th Cup . Toulouse haven't won anything yet this year either. I think the point they are making about the haters is all the comments here hating on Leinster. The same repetitive nonsense. ( They are internationals and they play their knockout games at home) Obviously seedings determine home matches and they are also good enough to play international rugby . But the haters want to paint the poor disadvantaged others and unfair home advantage treatment card .
Irish rugby is corrupt. How much money they gave to Raynal to not see all the penalties Leinster has done at the breakdown? Its frustrating to play a team that is allowed to do whatever they want at the breakdown and while you get penalized for existing.
@@celticfc1916 Toulouse have 6 stars which confirms the fact they're the most successful side ever in Euro club rugby
@PB22559 Very true but I'm Munster
The last try, pretty sure was a forward pass.
Only seen highlights. Can’t get game live😢
100%. You can see he passes 1-2m before the 5m line and the winger catches it beyond the 5m line. Forward passes have crept into the game over the years and now seem to be accepted...I find it v annoying!
My God the amount of teenage trolls here! Sad little children. Nothing smart to say
Youre moaning about the comments against Leinster? Man, have you not see Raynal not penalizing them for 80 minutes at every breakdown? Leinster were allowed to be dirty while Saints were penalized for breathing
The english set up has its fair share of foreign players
The boys will have to play much harder vs Toulouse…
They will have to throw more money at the ref, you mean haha
Leinster's Fans : BOOOOOOOO BOOOOOO
Wake up they won mate boo-boo booooo😂😂😂😂
Frawley was down and badly injured from contact in the air. The ref and Northampton continued play with a tap penalty from which Northampton scored.
Chatted to a couple of Northampton fans in the stadium. They really were carrying some amount of baggage around with them about Irish rugby. This was before the game too. Off the charts begrudgery. My retort was the English union is free to the same thing. Not my fault you're shit.... I left the last part out!
Yes, I've seen that from many English fans going back years. Not from the French though, they're more pragmatic.
Whining sore loser English yet again.
the 2nd try by northampton was definitly a forward pass
Its clearly passed and caught on the 5 metre line
Learn the rules of rugby, moron.
So was the first
@@joedubs4052 Really?
if you want to review all the forward passes in the game then you might find there was a fair few on both sides, probably more on Leinster as they had most of the ball. There was a lot missed by the ref, but I can't see how you could say Northampton were given more than Leinster were, come on....
Take nothing away from Leinster. They were brilliant for 60 minutes and Saints will doubtless be kicking themselves for the first half performance. However, I think we can all agree the officiating was dreadful. So many dodgy calls and missed penalties
hello Zach, doubtless you will be kicking yourself for as always finding fault with the ref and the local crows and every excuse but the real reason you lost, were not good enough, enough said , yours Bill Beaumont
@mkeibergin3775 Hi Bill, I don't disagree with you for a second. We weren't good enough and didn't rise to the occasion. The officiating is an entirely separate issue and not just in last night's game. A lack of consistency across the board is making the game frustrating for a lot of fans, whichever team they support. All the best, Zach.
James Lowe could have got closer to the posts for every single touchdown he got, these fine margins matter over time, he's a bluffers too concerned 2ith fake shouting to the crowd
well said
un peu trop confiant le leinster a jouer au rugby en 2 eme mi-temps , qu'il ne s'amuse pas a ça contre toulouse il est sur de perdre
2nd try for Northampton was a forward pass .
😂
He throws it on the five and its caught on the five, what are you talking about?
How has this had 11 likes? Typical arrogant Leinster fans 😂.
Agreed. He's over a metre before the 5 metre line when he throws it and the ball is caught just on the line. Forward pass.
Bizarre. Leinster win and there's still so many salty fans on here who don't understand forward pass rules (hint, momentum and direction of hands - look it up) 😂😂
All the moaning Saints failed to see the blatantly forward pass for their first try. They only see imaginary refereeing.
Blatant forward pass for leinsters 3rd aswell if you watched the match
Just looked at that to give you benefit of the doubt, but you need to go to Specsavers. Absolutely not forward.
The forward pass for Saints first try never mentioned. Saints crying about refereeing decisions, but blind to that. Dreadful to always have a excuse when you lose. Blame anyone/anything but themselves.
Exactly, they conveniently didn't see their sides multiple no arms and off feet clear outs in the rucks too - not to mention the yellow card offense head shot on Moloney too.
@@shadowcraft666Leinster do it in every breakdown
@@George-bp4ij pot calling the kettle black - Saints got away with so much. But you can't blame the officiating for not being able to catch a ball. Leinster asleep in second half allowed Saints to get back into the match, but sadly the Saints were their own worst enemy yesterday. Still gonna be rooting for Saints to win the prem.
Impartial fan and great game to watch but terrible refereeing at the breakdown, Leinster constantly in at the side and off their feet.
The irish way😂
@@Cyrille1536 the proper way muahhhhahahahha
Let's be clear, Leinster are a fantastic team and deserve huge credit for their academy system and they aren't responsible for the fact that the competition allows them to spend whatever the Irish union can afford however it is ridiculous that they aren't subject to a salary cap not least in the advantage they have against the other Irish provinces currently. Personally i thought Leinster were worthy winners however the officiating at the breakdown was incredibly lax if not incompetent, I'll give the officials one thing they consistently got it wrong right up to the final breakdown of the game which was clearly a penalty for Northampton . I don't want to be criticising officials as it's a difficult job but how can three on field officials and a TMO miss blatant penalty offences like playing a man in the air and both sides being offside, i only ask because this happens time and time again especially in European competitions. As an Englishman i was a bit surprised at how close Northampton got considering the way most of the game panned out as Leinster are clearly a stronger team and squad and looked in total control for nearly an hour. Northampton have plenty of bottle because a lot of teams would have gone away after their first half performance.
Appreciate the measured comment. I agree with you on the breakdown, but it's not so much a referee failure as it is successful teams mastering the dark arts. It's a skill to con the referree, and eventually it gets to the stage like in that breakdown before the Saints 2nd try, where a Leinster player flops on the ball in the ruck and Raynal shrugs his shoulders, then gives a knock-on advantage. I'm sure Raynal will cringe watching that back, but it's just the effect successful teams have, especially with weak refs.
@@scrumpyjack55 Yes I agree with you it takes a strong referee to not be affected by a teams reputation, NZ benefitted from their aura for decades even though they didn't need any advantage most of the time.
Don’t understand how the other Irish teams put up with the IRFU’s blatant preferential treatment of Leinster.
Lol. That's all you have , Old Fruit? English Champions lose again. Get your pro league in order kid. 🤣🤣
@@washerdryer3466 what’s the English league got to do with it? If my memory serves me correctly, both Saracens and Exeter have won the European Cup since Leinster last won it, so I think their English league is ok.
@@Alex-xk7my Lol. Insolvency issues Old Fruit. Your complete lack of awareness is fascinating. And with a massive pool of pro players to choose from compared to Ireland you STILL manage to whine about the unfairness of it all. Unreal. 🤣🤣
Why so much hate towards Leinster?
Alot on X mostly towards the ref but that is keyboard warriors
@@michaelmoynihan9591 I am South African, perhaps you shouldn't generalise 😉
@@oldman774 OK I erased it.sorry mate.im an aussie but leinster get a lot of criticism just for being a good side? Not they,re fault if they have alot of irish international, s?.I see you're point.but most of insult,s coming from sa fan,s?
@@michaelmoynihan9591 I don't doubt there are SA fans being envious or nasty, it is also however true that the loudest mouths are in the minority
Successful teams always tend to get hate. Unfortunately, successful teams also tend to attract arrogant/idiot fans, which then act as a magnet to hate. See also the England team in the 2000s
I really wish the irish club and national team kickers would practice alot more. Missing pens and conversions can be very costly.... Also, cant help but feel Leinster are nowhere near good enough to handle the rampant Toulouse.. Someone sneak thumbtacks into Dupont's and Ntamack's boots.
No problem in 2022 and 2023
Sexton missed crucial (and relatively easy) penalties too in his career. You have a selective memory.
Hello Jo, how are your natmacks, , you like to talk clever, maybe Toulouse are a little too loose, am sure Leinster will not be too dupont on natmacks mistakes, yours , tom tumtack
@@PB22559No.. I used to cringe when Johnny was lining up a kick. I just wonder why they don't practice to the exhaustive extent that, eg, Johnny Wilkinson did so (apparently he was manic, but what an amazing standard he set). The way Ramos and Kinghorn kick, not to mention Pollard, is the benchmark in my mind.
@@joeburke6499 You have no idea how much Byrne practises his goal kicking so why are you bringing it up?
Ross Byrne out
Thought the South Africans found it hard to take a loss but these Northampton fans are next level 😂 that doesn’t go away either so it’s usually best to just congratulate a team and move on before your fan base gets a name for being bitter and begrudging!
Must feel good for all the mediocre players of the Southern Hemisphere that where not good enough to play for the ABs but somehow are good enough to play for Ireland.
Mediocre result for Ireland in blue jersey's
Result is a result
Missing 8 key players
Yawnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
U spastic
Its a results game
You not worthed …..
gr2c4tvyhn 5ytv4f
Forward pass for Northampton BY A MILE!!
Happy to see Leinster win. Can’t wait to see them hammered in the final
You don’t have confidence about your own team!!!Why you so worried about us?!
Typical munster loser
Imagine if we win. 5 stars and Munster will never catch us.
typical munster, whinging begrudging miserable bitter little men, people like you let munster down
Muppet
So ireland almost got knocked out by northampton wow
Get a grip Northampton where never going to beat them 2 try was forward for Northampton 😃😃😃😃
Missing tadgh beirne,mack hanson, bundee aki, gary ringrose, hugo keenan, peter o mahony, james ryan, jack crowley
You,r bull,s shark,s lion,s stormers side are well knocked out mate.😂😂😂 let the big club,s play mate..even yer sa national team are last 3 time bottle job,s when they play irish mate😂😂😂😂 what a silly comment.😂😂😂😂
They went further than any sa club side got mate.😂😂😂😂😂
@@michaelmoynihan9591 No one in South Africa gives a fok about this competition.
How is a player allowed to take a quick tap penalty inside the 5m metre line,shit officiating.
Unlucky Saints 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 you excelled against the Irish international team 😂
Loser
Well played Leinster. But still, how is it possible to act like that in every ruck without getting penalized ?
Leinster players are always offside, crawling in every ruck, that's ridiculous but somehow they manage to not be seen by refs...
Hello French flair, yes, flairing up as usual when things do not go your way, typical French, whining and whinging, down the years the french always except to win and if not blame everyone and everything if they lose. Yours the Whining musketeers
Just to address all the Ireland in blue comments. First of all they’re all born in Leinster, so do your research. How can you be angry at a team for developing homegrown talent in a country where rugby is basically a minority sport😂😂😂 also you can keep calling Leinster Ireland through sheer ignorance, but that just means that Leinster has beaten every international side more than once in the last few years 😂😂😂
But I forgot you only wanna spin it from your perspective and never wanna pull those quips out when your international team loses to a team that’s primarily stacked with Leinster players 🤦♂️
Yeah James Lowe….famously born in Dublin 🤣
@ethanwaitforitdavis yeah a few non-Irish born players in the whole extended squad. Compare the number who've come through the academy to any French or Engkish club
I was talking about our Irish born internationals.
Ref so poor.
They look for consistency in refs. Well, in this ref they got it. Consistently pisspoor
shocking refereeing as expected with Leinster matches
Two forward passes for the saints and a knock on on the ground
No wonder the French are giving up drinking wine with so much SOUR Grapes abound, why do you hate Leinster so much, is it because they are winners, poor losers always complain and blame the REF, yours Charles De Gaule
Everyone hate Leinster
Nah, it's mainly saffas.
@@PB22559 No
Everyone hate Leinster fuuu
How does a team that’s so good look so incredibly average regularly. They’d have lost that but for a few Nhampton knock ons. Whatever is at the root of Leinster problems is same reason Ireland so below par at WC - arrogance?
Because with nienebaar in, their emphasis is more on defence than attack. Everyone knew it was gonna look like this, it’s not surprising.
@@BobH-eh8wu nah, even before him - the end of last season was similar
Its funny you can say the same thing about the english national team 😂
Wow Ireland national team almost lost to a club side at home. Lol. Leinster are so overated. They will choke so hard in the final.
Bitchbok fan or allbitches fan?
Ok. Where’s your club mate?
In my golf cart
Bro shut up who do you support
Same comment on two cents rugby😂@@tristanmarshall1783
Isn't it weird how all or Irelands best players aren't Irish....
Ireland Leinister had a panic in the last 10mins😂😂😂against club Northampton,they might choke in the final like they did last year against Ronan😂😂😂
Your mummy is calling you for you din dins henry!
@@BoomsRiddico4868 😂😂😂so it seems we are living rent free in your head since the last time Leinster won anything😂😂😂
@@HenryKing679Who? Who are you?
You come across very sorely hurt! Dont worry its only sport, try not to get so emotionally attached and it wont hurt for you when you lose like this.
That’s right. Basically what is just about the full Ireland national team we’re nearly beaten by an English club side that was missing two of its key players due to injury. So, well done Ireland but not much Guinness to be drunk in celebration.
Em .. Leinster is a club side. This was a club match and Northampton never looked like winning.
@@hedonaut It’s true that Saints played their best rugby too late in the game. But Leinster is Ireland in all but name and Saints were missing two key players due to injury. So, well done Ireland but not that big a victory.
@brianseage5452 yes shame on leinster for developing so many players who grow to be good enough to play international rugby...
"Leinster is Ireland in all but name" Wow thats a pretty dumb statement! Does it make you jealous that Leinster has developed so many quality players that the Irish national team has chosen more from them than the other provinces? Im not even a Leinster supporter but its clear you are a jealous little man.
In theory an Irish team should never be able to compete with Englands best team. In reality the Irish teams are miles ahead. Some English fans can't make the adjustment, That was the best of England today apparently.
And they lost by two points in front of 80k home supporters and beat the second best Irish side a few weeks ago
Why? If England international players were concentrated into one squad it would be a different story. The top 9 English sides are all very competitive with each other and there isn’t much separating them. Can’t say the same for the Irish teams. There is no club in England that could sell out Croke Park like Leinster did. Not even close. So in theory the English clubs should not be able to compete with such a club but they clearly can.
@BertFlashman
Perfect response to an idiotic comment! 👍
@BertFlashman We only have 4 teams because a country with a population of 5 million where rugby is the 4th most popular team sport simply can't support any more. 10 prem teams in England (population 65 million), and rugby the second most popular team sport. Concentration in ireland or not, demographically your top clubs should still be beating ours
@@kookvision9295 3 points and by virtue of a late lucky bounce.