515 : Leinster v Sale Sharks wrap 🏉 1st half heavy weather 🏉 Props – handle with Cahir 🏉 Lineouts 🏉 Dan & Hugo 🏉 Sale of goods THIS WEEK’S GUEST HUGO GORDON FULL TIME TAKES Liz Power First half was squeaky bum, cracking r…

I was joined by @hugogordon.bsky.social looking back over Leinster v Sale Sharks with topics including…

🏉 1st half heavy weather
🏉 Props - handle with Cahir
🏉 Lineouts
🏉 Dan S & Hugo K
🏉 Sale of goods

Check it out here > harpinonrugby.blog/2026/04/13/5...

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Leinster v Sale - Champions Cup - Quarter Final - Review youtu.be/g_nCD5Y7yyM?... via @YouTube #Rugby #InverstecChampionsCup #LEIvSAL

Well despite playing cac for most of the season we’ve somehow managed to get into a Champions Cup SF at home We’re 80 minutes away from another final..in Bilbao. Let’s see what happens with the most unlikely of passages and (lack of) form throughout the comp #LEIvSAL

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The standard of Jack Conan is simply ridiculously high
. Huge workrate super smart..
.highly influential. A colossus in blue , gtreen and lions red .... #rugby #LEIVSAL

Long way to go, but it’ll be so funny to shithouse a Champions Cup (don’t think we’ll get anywhere near UBB, Toulouse but…). Second half chalk and cheese. #LEIvSAL

It'd be nice if we finally put one over on Toulon (a cancelled game due to COVID-19 doesn't count). #LEIvSAL

Much much better after the break. Fixed all that needed fixing. Owned the Sale lineout and made the most out opportunities when it mattered. Dan PotM, honorable mentions to Hugo, Baird, TOB, Harry and more. Having SF at home is huge but no time to waste, massive Belfast in 6 days #LEIvSAL

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Dan Sheehan IS god #LEIVSAL

Sheehan to centre?

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Jerry Cahir take a bow #LEIvSAL

Presumably Baird to the row and Dan to the back row.

Sheehan is special.

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It's good to have Hugo back! #LEIvSAL

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Hugo Keenan #LEIVSAL

Harry Byrne looks good doesn't he.

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Someone if anyone enighten me as to what is the point of Ryle Nugent ? #LEIVSAL

Vermuellen never legal. Hand on deck first. #LEIvSAL

Not Leinstertainment

Another half of rugby where Leinster have failed to Leinstertain

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Well that was a shite half of #rugby #LEIvSAL

Slick ball means we keep knocking it on, scrum issues mean every other subsequent scrum is a Sale penalty. Means a game where we've had much more possession and territory remains another frustratingly close game.

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That was an ugly half #LEIVSAL

Really painful match to watch so far, conditions not ideal but still Leinster's handling too poor. Should have a decent lead at this stage, need a good start to 2nd half with extra man or Sale will grow in confidence. Hopefully a HT reset will do the trick. #LEIvSAL

This commentary is painful to listen to. I get English/British commentators being overly biased. It’s the other two muppets #LEIvSAL

This is maddening. Poor officiating against both teams, but Leinster blowing chances against a team that could be there for the taking. #LEIvSAL

Ferris sounds deflated already. #LEIvSAL

Jerry Cahir is going to have to play 76 minutes. The guy's put in shift after shift for us but that's a big ask.

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So who's our.... 6th choice loosehead? #LEIvSAL

A rainy game probably suits Sale more than us.

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This is the first time that I've heard O Fortuna at a rugby game, let alone a Leinster game! #LEIvSAL

No excuses now, Leinster.

Not taking anything for granted, but RC Toulon’s win away to Glasgow has opened up a nice home route for us all the way to Bilbao.

Time to recreate the outcome of 2018 in that fine Spanish city. #LaighinAbú 💙 #AllezLesBleus

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