Clash Of The Titans Sees Sexton’s Seven Seize Control For Leinster

Ireland’s two World Cup outhalves dominated proceedings in front of 48,000 hardy souls at landsdowne Road as Jonny Sexton’s boot just edged out Ronan O’Gra’s efforts to guide Leinster to a tight 24-19 victory over defending champions Munster in the clash of the titans in the Rabo Pro Direct Pro12.
Irish skipper Brian O’Driscoll missed the match which turned into a penalty fest as Ireland’s top two point scorers traded blows with Sexton managing an unblemished magnificent 7 to guide the European Champions home as O’Gara popped over four penalties with a late penalty try getting them closer to Leinster but a losing bonus point was Munster’s sole reward after being beaten comfortably by Joel Schmidt’s side who also had Rob Kearney pop over a drop goal to seal a more comfortanble victory than the scoreline would suggest. On the minus side for Munster they lost Keith earls early on with a leg problem and also had Dennis Leamy sent to the bin and had to struggle for a crucial period a man down against their fiercest rivals, but on the plus side they dominated the scrum with Paul O’connel as usual leading by example but it’s first blood to Leinster.

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