HEC SF: Clermont Auvergne vs Leinster; Sunday 29 April, KO 1600(CET); Live Sky Sports

kevohmsford

Well done Leinster, tough win in the end

chupacabra

Sean O'Brien take a bow. The steal of the season. Heroism that Brian Boru himself would be proud of.

ScrubsfanChris

Clermont choke again....

Connacht pretty happy now

irishbucsfan

To be the best, you have to beat the best.

Taco Corp

Had 4 point winning margin!!! they just paid for my trip to London!!!:D:D

Micky Dolenz

Well done Leinster.

All Ireland final

Guy:Incognito

Christ my nerves are shot to pieces after that

greendom

What about the penalty advantage to Clermont ?

awec

See yous in the final boys!

(You're not getting 2 in a row )

Spudmonkey

What a finish. Brilliant defense from Leinster.

fitz

I feel physically sick.
Shaking here. What a finish.
Unreal.

bossa_nova

hehe leinsters defence like a vulcan death grip

P_1

Yesssssssssssssssssssssss!!!

Nearly had about 5 heart attacks in those last 5 minutes!

Roll on May the 19th in Twickenham!!

:D:D:D:D

DUBACC

Right, im off to the cardiac unit - see yiz in twickenham

Skid

Clucking Bell that was too much. I thought we had lost it more than once.


Allez les bleus !!!!!!!!!!!!

A-Train

Get in! Epic 2nd half, thank god for half time!

WallyGUFC

Hon Connacht!

Fishooks12

Clermont weren't robbed in the slightest before anyone says it

Superbus

Why can't the final be in Lansdowne?

Zzippy

Oh Jesus my heart - I was having palpitations!

From the bottom of our Connacht hearts, thank you Leinster!!!!!

efb

Nail biting stuff. Well done Leinster.

blackhound

As a Connacht fan can I just say thank you. Great to have four teams in the Heineken next season. The best of luck to ye in the final lets hope for another cracker of a match.

DDC1990

Great win, if slightly undeserved.

Referee let Leinster away many times without giving yellow cards.

What a finish. My heart was in my mouth.

Congratulations Leinster, 3 Finals in 4 years. A truely great team.

Connacht have to be delighted.

EDIT: Undeserved is the wrong word for it, but they had a good share of luck, as all teams who reach a final must have. Clermont must be sick after playing so well to lose once more.

its_phil

Leinster, my heart rate is at a very unhealthy level right now. Wow. That defence was outstanding. Inches.

The Heineken Cup is the greatest tournament on earth, every year it's the same heart racing stuff on a round to round basis!


Leinster and Ulster thank you so much, Connacht are in the Heineken Cup next year!

irishbucsfan

fitz wrote: »

I feel physically sick.
Shaking here. What a finish.
Unreal.

I thought I was going to throw up tbh!

Leinster fans were brilliant.

RuggieBear

jesus.



shaking here

crisco10

Lover it!!! i was about to feint about 20 times in that last 5. pins and needles all over.

My name is Mud

Poor show from the Clemont 'fans'. Booing at every opportunity. Suppose that's the french way

ongarite

Looking back we were lucky as ****.
Barnes were very very kind to us. Could have been 2 players in the bin.

Cullen getting his face smashed in on the line at the end wasn't nice.

shinny

Not the better for that but what a fantastic bit of nerve racking play!

efb

Superbus wrote: »

Why can't the final be in Lansdowne?

Because Twickenham have it. It was decided years ago.

TouchingVirus

RuggieBear wrote: »

jesus.

shaking here

If people saw me now they'd think I had Parkinsons I'm shaking so much, what a finish

Biologic

Will RTE show this later?

EmacB

That match was as good as it gets!

crisco10

how close were they to touching it against the post at the end as well?!

Superbus

efb wrote: »

Superbus wrote: »

Why can't the final be in Lansdowne?

Because Twickenham have it. It was decided years ago.

Yeah, I know. Just a pity is all.

ongarite

Biologic wrote: »

Will RTE show this later?

TG4 highlights later

Cpt_Blackbeard

Fishooks12 wrote: »

Clermont weren't robbed in the slightest before anyone says it

They probably deserved the win on the balance of things though. They had a poor 20minutes and lost the game.

At least there are no French posters on the board. They could shift some very valid criticism at Barnes.

Great to see an all Irish final. Leinster should walk it. Ulster have been very lucky to get so far.

keith16

Superbus wrote: »

Why can't the final be in Lansdowne?

Because it's in Twickenham.

laugh

Biologic wrote: »

Will RTE show this later?

TG4

Hammer Archer

How f**king important was that DG by Kearney. Would have lost in the last few minutes had Clermont only needed a penalty.
Though how important could that Sexton miss and the knockon at the lineout have been had Fofana grounded the try.

But who cares? Allez les Bleus!

TouchingVirus

ongarite wrote: »

TG4 highlights later

Highlights at 18:00

Rickwellwood

Brilliant defending Leinster congrats Leinster and thanks - HC rugby for us here in Connacht next season thank you thank you - Happy Days here in the Whesht

irishbucsfan

Cpt_Blackbeard wrote: »

They probably deserved the win on the balance of things though. They had a poor 20minutes and lost the game.

At least there are no French posters on the board. They could shift some very valid criticism at Barnes.

Great to see an all Irish final. Leinster should walk it. Ulster have been very lucky to get so far.

Typical

fitz

irishbucsfan wrote: »

fitz wrote: »

I feel physically sick.
Shaking here. What a finish.
Unreal.

I thought I was going to throw up tbh!

Leinster fans were brilliant.

Me too.
Christ, what a game...

Paparazzo

My name is Mud wrote: »

Poor show from the Clemont 'fans'. Booing at every opportunity. Suppose that's the french way

Yeah, the TMO decision got booed at the end when it was an easy decision. Surely the fans could see that on the big screen

Hagz

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Typical

In fairness, we were so so lucky. But that's rugby. Ulster were lucky, and we were lucky, and we're both in the final.

Tigerandahalf

Do Leinster get an extra allocation of tickets now??

donfers

Barnes could have been stricter with Leinster at times but Clermont only have themselves to blame, if Fofana grounded the ball properly they would be through

Leinster won against a tough team away without playing too much rugby, it's a results business - Munster used to get criticised for that type of thing yet they won trophies and just knew how to grind out results and keep their bottle when it counted, now Leinster are doing the same - champagne rugby doesn't make champions, it's character, game intelligence and composure

Fishooks12

I thought Sextons kick was probably over too

Swings and roundabouts