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* LEINSTER RAN IN NINE TRIES AS THEY OUTCLASSED NORTHAMPTON TO WIN 60-13 AT THE AVIVA STADIUM * THE WIN MOVES THE IRISH PROVINCE SIX POINTS CLEAR IN POOL 4 OF THE CHAMPIONS CUP A NIGHT TO

FORGET FOR JIM MALLINDER’S MEN AS THEY SUFFER A RECORD EUROPEAN HAMMERING WHILE LEINSTER CRUISE EVER CLOSER TO A KNOCKOUT STAGE SPOT. Following their 31-10 defeat last Frida night, a

breakaway KEN PISi try left actually put Saints 13-5 up at one stage. But ADAM BYRNE’S second try and scores from LUKE MCGRATh and SEAN O’BRIEN saw the home side build a 29-13 lead heading

into half-time TADHG FURLONG, SEAN CRONIN, ISA NACEWA (2) and RORY O’LOUGHLIN added further tries as Northampton capitulated in the secon-halg. Leinster’s ended the match with run of 55

unanswered points as they inflicted a record European defeat on the struggling Saints. LEINSTER: SEAN CRONIN LEINSTER: 15 ZANE KIRCHNER, 14 ADAM BYRNE, 13 GARRY RINGROSE, 12 ROBBIE HENSHAW,

11 ISA NACEWA(C), 10 ROSS BYRNE, 9 LUKE MCGRATH, 8 JAMIE HEASLIP, 7 JOSH VAN DER FLIER, 6 SEAN O’BRIEN, 5 HAYDEN TRIGGS, 4 DEVIN TONER, 3 TADHG FURLONG, 2 SEAN CRONIN, 1 JACK MCGRATH

REPLACEMENTS: 16 JAMES TRACY, 17 CIAN HEALY, 18 MICHAEL BENT, 19 RHYS RUDDOCK, 20 JACK CONAN, 21 JAMISON GIBSON-PARK, 22 NOEL REID, 23 RORY O’LOUGHLIN NORTHAMPTON SAINTS: 15 AHSEE TUALA, 14

KEN PISI, 13 GEORGE PISI(C), 12 JJ HANRAHAN, 11 TOM COLLINS, 10 STEPHEN MYLER, 9 NIC GROOM, 8 TEIMANA HARRISON, 7 CALUM CLARK, 6 JAMIE GIBSON, 5 JAMES CRAIG, 4 API RATUNIYARAWA, 3 KIERAN

BROOKES, 2 CHARLIE CLARE, 1 ETHAN WALLER REPLACEMENTS: 16 JAMES FISH, 17 ALEX WALLER, 18 PAUL HILL, 19 MICHAEL PATERSON, 20 BEN NUTLEY, 21 TOM KESSELL, 22 RORY HUTCHINSON, 23 JAMES WILSON

DATE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17 VENUE: AVIVA STADIUM, DUBLIN KICK-OFF: 21:45 GMT REFEREE: ROMAIN POITE (FRANCE) ASSISTANT REFEREES: TUAL TRAININI (FRANCE), MATHIEU NOIROT (FRANCE) TMO: ERIC

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