I was joined by @ccbooms.bsky.social looking back over Cardiff v Leinster with topics including…
🏉 Handling the conditions
🏉 Missing Harry
🏉 The tries
🏉 Cardiff’s role
🏉 Rockin’ Ruben
Check it out here > harpinonrugby.blog/2026/03/02/5...
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thought i’d try my 1st #URC infographic. #CARvLEI. Cardiff conceded just 3 penalties / Leinster with 25 turnovers lost. - Thoughts on the game or infographic?
Missed the game tonight but looks like Cardiff beat Leinster at curling.
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URC Cardiff v Leinster - Round 12 - Review - 2025/26 youtu.be/UTj3Xa35w4g?... via @YouTube #Rugby #URC #UnitedRugbyChampionship #CARvLEI
Cardiff 8-7 Leinster FT
Pure grind outside of a moment of magic.
Defence just magnificent, kick chasing and aerial work backing that up, and some key game management interventions at the end.
Surely even Gethin Jenkins smiled tonight!
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Didn’t watch the game. Have only seen the score. Leo out etc… I assume we just needed a couple of burly Ulster lads #CARvLEI
What a finale! Let's have your #3WordThoughts on that one!
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Well that was an absolute pile of wank. Lucky to even get a point from that #CARvLEI
Congrats Cardiff. You definitely managed the conditions better than us deserved winners. As to Leinster, how long have you got? Absolutely pathetic. Lucky to come away with an LBP from that. Post mortem is going to be a hard watch for them..and they deserve it 🤷🏻♂️. #CARvLEI
Gethin Jenkins, a white man in a blue Cardiff Rugby jacket, is looking very grumpy
Melon still looks fuming, despite the result 🤣 #CARvLEI
Well that was fucking dreadful. Hat tip Blues fans. 🎩 #CARvLEI
Knockon missed right at the end there but not sure we deserved any more than 1pt from that anyway. Awful awful match neither team firing but for two clean breaks. Just as well I'm not committed to a podcast about it, oh wait....
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Long, long time since I've seen a team grind through that many one-out rucks to wind the clock down. Doesn't take a genius to realise Cardiff are a decent team on good form but that was far from a green Leinster team and, once again this season, they looked less than the sum of their parts #CARvLEI
OHMYGODDDFHIWNDIENFHOAKFK!!!!! #CARvLEI
With every passing game, Rieko Ioane is looking far more Steven Sykes than Jordie Barrett... 💶➡️🔥
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I swear to god, if Cardiff don't kick this out the second the clock hits 80, I'm going to completely lose it #CARvLEI
I cannot get over Cardiff's decision to constantly to to the corner despite having a totally dysfunctional lineout. I know pen kicks aren't guaranteed points, but jeez #CARvLEI
That feels like the losing of the game there & to be honest, it's about right. Pretty abject stuff all night from Leinster overall
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Some players make the same mistakes all the time and continue getting picked.
You'd think after getting a red card for taking a man out in the air you'd be slow to give away a other stupid pen like that.
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"Hes two inches away from winning the game"
"Well, he's also two inches away from catching it"
Good comms there #CARvLEI
I know I'm being pessimistic, but there's no way Cardiff are going to be able to keep this lead for another 21 minute #CARvLEI
Me: "This #CARvLEI game is awful boring. Let's switch over and see if #EDIvSCA is any better..."
60 minutes of rugby and 3 points across two games is... a thing?
Cardiff.
Kick.
The.
Points.
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Cardiff 3-0 Leinster HT
TAKE THE POINTS
Turned down two kickable shots at goal in a tropical storm. Defended well and Aled Davies kicked brilliantly but lineout has wobbled and it’s impossible to hold on to the ball so…
TAKE THE POINTS
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It's finally halftime. It's 3-0. Scoreline about right. Nuff said about that 40m that seemed like 40 days.
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Felt like the bench would be important but didn't expect 4 forwards to come on before half time, plus a HIA replacement at fly half....
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