Unbeaten records on line as Leinster host Gloucester

Unbeaten records on line as Leinster host Gloucester

Leinster Rugby host Gloucester Rugby in Round 2 of Heineken Champions Cup action on Friday evening as both sides look to maintain winning starts to their Pool A campaigns.

Last week, Leinster trounced Racing 92 42-10 on the road, and Gloucester edged Union Bordeaux-Bègles 22-17 at home.

The two sides have met only twice before, with the home side winning on each occasion: Leinster won 37-20 in Dublin and Gloucester 19-13 at Kingsholm in the 2006/07 pool stage.

The match kicks off at 20:00 (UK and Irish time) at the RDS Arena, and is available to watch on RTE, BT Sport, beIN Sports, SuperSport, and FloRugby.

Key quotes


Will Connors (Leinster Rugby): “They have a really proud history that they’re looking to protect, and they want to have as much success as we do. They’re going to be a huge challenge to us.”

Alex Craig (Gloucester Rugby): “They’re full of talent right across the board, full of Ireland internationals, stardust players really. It’ll be a massive challenge for us as a squad. We’ve got to go into every game trying to win it. I think for us, coming back into the competition, it’ll be a big challenge. But we’ve got a lot of faith in the squad, and we know when we get things right, we can beat anyone, especially at home, we back ourselves.”




     
     

Leinster Rugby

  • Leinster made more entries to the opposition 22 than any other side in Round 1, with 16.
  • They also set up a round-high of 17 mauls, making a total of 41 metres.
  • They also won a round-high four turnovers in the tackle.
  • Four of their six tries against Racing 92 began with lineouts.

Gloucester Rugby

  • Gloucester threw to the back of the lineout four times in Round 1 – more than any other team, with a success rate on their own throw of 94 per cent.
  • Santiago Carreras kicked more metres from penalties out of hand than any other player in Round 1 (289).
       
       

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