Cheika’s brilliant Blues batter Borders

Leinster 62 Borders 14

Sat, 28 Jan, 2006 - 00:00

Brendan O'Brien

Michael Cheika’s team showed seven changes from the side that saw off Bath at the Rec but they delivered in spades again here, scoring nine tries.

By the 28th minute they had the bonus point in the bag and, just as he has been all season, Felipe Contepomi was the chief orchestrator.

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Courts Rugby Heineken Cup Place: Donnybrook Place: Irish Place: Ravenhill Person: Cheika Person: Michael Cheika Person: Felipe Contepomi Person: Bryce Williams Person: Denis Hickie Person: Reggie Corrigan Person: Gary Brown Person: Niall Ronan Person: Eric Miller Person: Nicky Walker Person: Charlie Hore Person: Brown Person: Williams Person: Contepomi Person: Hickie Person: Kearney Person: Ronan Person: Hepworth Person: D Hickie Person: G Brown Person: K Lewis Person: J Hepworth Person: R Kearney Person: G Easterby Person: R Corrigan Person: B Blaney Person: E Byrne Person: A Byrnes Person: B Williams Person: E Miller Person: K Gleeson Person: J Heaslip Person: N Ronan Person: Miller Person: R McCormack Person: Corrigan Person: B Burke Person: B O’Riordan Person: Easterby Person: D Blaney Person: D Toner Person: J Sexton Person: C McRae Person: S Moffat Person: B MacDougall Person: G Law Person: N Walker Person: C Hore Person: B McKerchar Person: P Thompson Person: R Ford Person: G Cross Person: S MacLeod Person: O Palepoi Person: K Brown Person: A Miller Person: S Sititi Person: S Scott Person: Ford Person: J Weston Person: McKerchar Person: T McGee Person: A Person: Thompson Person: P Fear Person: Paul Steinmetz Person: Andrew Maxwell Person: B Cunningham Person: J Topping Person: J Bell Person: P Steinmetz Person: A Maxwell Person: A Larkin Person: I Boss Person: J Fitzpatrick Person: N Brady Person: B Young Person: J Harrison Person: M McCullough Person: S Ferris Person: N McMillan Person: R Wilson Person: N Best Person: Ferris Person: R Frost Person: McCullough Person: P Shields Person: Brady Person: K Campbell Person: Howe Person: Maxwell Person: Steinmetz Person: B Davies Person: T Selley Person: D James Person: R King Person: G Evans Person: G Bowen Person: C Stuart-Smith Person: C Dunlea Person: M Rees Person: M Madden Person: I Afeaki Person: H Louw Person: D Jones Person: G Thomas Person: J Davies Person: Madden Person: A Gravelle Person: Rees Person: Cooper Person: Afeaki Person: G Quinnell Person: Thomas Person: Liam Davies Person: Stuart-Smith Person: M Hercus Person: Bowen Person: James Person: Pen Person: Davies Person: Rob Dickson Event: Heineken Cup Event: Celtic League Organisation: Borders Organisation: Leinster Organisation: Borders 14 Organisation: Bath Organisation: Borders 22 Organisation: Contepomi Organisation: Cons Organisation: Ulster Organisation: Llanelli Scarlets Organisation: All Black Organisation: Scarlets Organisation: SRU Organisation: Cardiff Blues Organisation: Edinburgh Organisation: Glasgow Organisation: Neath Organisation: Swansea Organisation: Ospreys

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