Leinster fight back against Munster, Steyn scores for Glasgow in tight Italy win

SATURDAY WRAP: Leinster fought back from a 0-13 first-half deficit to beat Munster 24-18 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin and seal their second win of the season.

Munster opened up a healthy lead after the first half-hour through two penalties from flyhalf Charlie O’Shea and a brilliant converted try from winger Shane Daly, who finished off a thrilling team move.

Leinster responded before half-time as scrumhalf Jamison Gibson-Park spanned a superb pass from the base of the scrum to right wing Tommy O’Brien, who went over to reduce the arrears to 13-5.

The visitors came under heavy pressure after the restart and held on to their eight-point advantage until the 55th minute when flanker Ryan Baird crashed over from close range.

Leinster flyhalf Joey Carbery converted to make it 13-12, and with Munster down to 14 men after centre Alex Nankivell was shown a yellow card, the home side were rewarded for more sustained pressure.

Replacement flyhalf Charlie Tector scampered over to put Leinster 17-13 ahead, and centre Jamie Osborne touched down in the corner after another long pass from Gibson-Park to extend their lead to 24-13 before Munster fullback Ben O’Connor scored his side’s second try in the final minute.

*Jare Oguntibeju’s late try gave Glasgow a battling 24-20 win over Benetton in Treviso to move second in the United Rugby Championship.

Warriors captain Kyle Steyn saw his try in the 26th minute ruled out for a forward pass, before Benetton went ahead on the half-hour when Federico Zanandrea sprinted clear to go over in the corner. A penalty from Jacob Umaga just ahead of the break gave the home side a 10-0 lead.

Benetton had another try two minutes after the restart when winger Louis Lynagh burst down the flank after latching onto a loose pass, before Mattia Midena picked up a yellow card for a no-arms tackle.

Glasgow made the most of their advantage, with first Euan Ferrie crossing following a maul before Steyn added another try in the corner.

The Warriors then levelled things up at 17-all straight from the restart as Rory Darge finished off a sweeping move in the 56th minute, with Matt Urwin’s conversion attempt going wide.

Benetton edged back in front in the 68th minute through a long-range penalty from Umaga, but the Warriors responded again when Oguntibeju barged over with two minutes left and Bayley Kuenzle slotted over the kick to secure a hard-earned third URC win.

See below for Saturday’s scores and scorers!

Benetton 20-24 Glasgow Warriors

The scorers:

For Benetton:
Tries: Zanandrea, Lynagh
Cons: Umaga 2
Pens: Umaga 2

For Glasgow Warriors:
Tries: Ferrie, Steyn, Darge, Oguntibeju
Cons: Urwin, Kuenzle

Teams:

Benetton: 15 Rhyno Smith, 14 Louis Lynagh, 13 Federico Zanandrea, 12 Leonardo Marin, 11 Matt Gallagher, 10 Jacob Umaga, 9 Alessandro Garbisi, 8 Lorenzo Cannone, 7 Michele Lamaro (captain), 6 Isaia Walker-Leawere, 5 Mattia Midena, 4 Niccolò Cannone, 3 Simone Ferrari, 2 Bautista Bernasconi, 1 Matias Medrano.
Replacements: 16 Siua Maile, 17 Mirco Spagnolo, 18 Marcos Gallorini, 19 Piero Gritti, 20 Antony Miranda, 21 Manuel Zuliani, 22 Louis Werchon, 23 Paolo Odogwu.

Glasgow Warriors: 15 Kyle Rowe, 14 Kyle Steyn (captain), 13 Stafford McDowall, 12 Sione Tuipulotu, 11 Ollie Smith, 10 Matthew Urwin, 9 Jamie Dobie, 8 Euan Ferrie, 7 Rory Darge, 6 Jamie Ritchie, 5 Scott Cummings, 4 Max Williamson, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Seb Stephen, 1 Rory Sutherland.
Replacements: 16 Gregor Hiddleston, 17 Nathan McBeth, 18 Murphy Walker, 19 Alex Craig, 20 Jare Oguntibeju, 21 Gregor Brown, 22 Callum Reidy, 23 Bayley Kuenzle.

Referee: Griffin Colby (SARU)
Assistant referees: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR), Lorenzo Negro (FIR)
TMO: Egon Seconds (SARU)

Leinster 24-18 Munster

The scorers:

For Leinster:
Tries: O’Brien, Baird, Tector, Osborne
Cons: Carbery 2

For Munster:
Tries: Daly, O’Connor
Con: O’Shea
Pens: O’Shea 2

Teams:

Leinster: 15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Tommy O’Brien, 13 Jamie Osborne, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 Jimmy O’Brien, 10 Joey Carbery, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Dan Sheehan (captain), 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Ryan Baird, 5 James Ryan, 4 Joe McCarthy, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 Rónan Kelleher, 1 Andrew Porter.
Replacements: 16 Gus McCarthy, 17 Alex Usanov, 18 Thomas Clarkson, 19 Conor O’Tighearnaigh, 20 Scott Penny, 21 Fintan Gunne, 22 Caspar Gabriel, 23 Charlie Tector.

Munster: 15 Ben O’Connor, 14 Shay McCarthy, 13 Seán O’Brien, 12 Alex Nankivell, 11 Shane Daly, 10 Charlie O’Shea, 9 Craig Casey, 8 Gavin Coombes, 7 Alex Kendellen, 6 Jack O’Donoghue, 5 Tadhg Beirne (captain), 4 Fineen Wycherley, 3 Kieran Brookes, 2 Marnus van der Merwe, 1 Josh Wycherley.
Replacements: 16 Max Clein, 17 Mark Donnelly, 18 Michael Ala’alatoa, 19 Seán Edogbo, 20 Brian Gleeson, 21 Ben O’Donovan, 22 JJ Hanrahan, 23 Gordon Wood.

Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Assistant referees: Keane Davison (IRFU), Dan Carson (IRFU)
TMO: Colin Stanley (IRFU)

Ospreys 31-14 Dragons

The scorers:

For Ospreys:
Tries: Morgan-Williams 2, Parry, Penalty Try, Moriarty
Cons: D Edwards, Morgan-Williams

For Dragons:
Tries: Dyer, Tuitavuki
Cons: De Beer 2

Teams:

Ospreys: 15 Tom Rogers, 14 Iestyn Hopkins, 13 Owen Watkin (co-captain), 12 Keiran Williams, 11 Keelan Giles, 10 Dan Edwards, 9 Reuben Morgan-Williams, 8 Morgan Morris, 7 Harri Deaves, 6 Liam Wright, 5 Ryan Smith, 4 Rhys Davies, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Sam Parry (co-captain), 1 Gareth Thomas.
Replacements: 16 Efan Daniel, 17 Steffan Thomas, 18 Rhys Henry, 19 James Ratti, 20 Ross Moriarty, 21 Luke Davies, 22 Lawson Creighton, 23 Lalakai Foketi.

Dragons: 15 Rio Dyer, 14 Jared Rosser, 13 Fetuli Paea, 12 Aneurin Owen, 11 Anzelo Tuitavuki, 10 Tinus de Beer, 9 Rhodri Williams, 8 Shane Lewis-Hughes, 7 Harry Beddall, 6 Barny Langton-Cryer, 5 Ben Carter (captain), 4 Seb Davies, 3 Dillon Lewis, 2 Elliot Dee, 1 Rodrigo Martinez.
Replacements: 16 Oli Burrows, 17 Jordan Morris, 18 Chris Coleman, 19 Matthew Screech, 20 Evan Minto, 21 Che Hope, 22 Jac Lloyd, 23 Fine Inisi.

Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
Assistant referees: Craig Evans (WRU), Ben Breakspear (WRU)
TMO: Adam Jones (WRU)