Contepomi kicking lifts off-key Leinster as Dragons fail to fire

Leinster 33 Dragons 14

Contepomi kicking lifts off-key Leinster as Dragons fail to fire
Sat, 17 Sep, 2005 - 01:00
Brendan O'Brien

The home team could not have asked for a worse start but they were very much the architects of their own misfortune.

Tongan, Sione Tuipulotu, took possession of a loose Christian Warner kick before beautifully feeding Hal Luscombe who, in turn, transferred swiftly to Leigh Hinton who dived over unopposed.

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CourtsRugbyCeltic LeaguePlace: DonnybrookPlace: LuscombePerson: ContepomiPerson: Denis HickiePerson: Shane HorganPerson: Sione TuipulotuPerson: Christian WarnerPerson: Hal LuscombePerson: Leigh HintonPerson: Felipe ContepomiPerson: HintonPerson: WarnerPerson: Guy EasterbyPerson: Robert KearneyPerson: Andrew HallPerson: KearneyPerson: HallPerson: Kevin MorganPerson: Gareth BaberPerson: Girvan DempseyPerson: DempseyPerson: G. DempseyPerson: G. BrownPerson: KPerson: LewisPerson: F. ContepomiPerson: R. KearneyPerson: C. WarnerPerson: G. EasterbyPerson: R. CorriganPerson: B. JackmanPerson: W. GreenPerson: A. ByrnesPerson: B. GissingPerson: C. PottsPerson: K. GleesonPerson: J. HeaslipPerson: D. BlaneyPerson: JackmanPerson: S. HorganPerson: D. HickiePerson: BrownPerson: R. McCormackPerson: GreenPerson: B. O'MearaPerson: EasterbyPerson: S. CrawfordPerson: ByrnesPerson: N. RonanPerson: GleesonPerson: K. MorganPerson: G. WyattPerson: H. LuscombePerson: S. TuipulotuPerson: L. HintonPerson: C. HarlowPerson: G. BaberPerson: D. MaddocksPerson: S. JonesPerson: R. ThomasPerson: I. GoughPerson: L. CharterisPerson: A. HallPerson: J. RingerPerson: R. OakleyPerson: JonesPerson: A. BryanPerson: MaddocksPerson: A. BlackPerson: OakleyPerson: J. ForsterPerson: RingerPerson: GoughPerson: A. IrelandOrganisation: LeinsterOrganisation: DragonsOrganisation: LionsOrganisation: ContepomiOrganisation: SRU
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