Seven up as Leinster take care of business

JOB done. Seven tries, just the one conceded and, most importantly, not an injury in sight.

Sat, 09 May, 2009 - 01:00
Leinster 45 Scarlets 9 Brendan O’Brien

No doubt about it, Michael Cheika will be a happy camper this morning. All that stands between Leinster and the Heineken Cup final now is one more Magners league tie away to the Dragons next week.

“There was no-one taken off for an injury,” Cheika confirmed. “Stan (Wright) had a sore neck but nothing urgent. We wobbled a bit early on, we dropped a bit of ball and maybe our concentration suffered at the start.

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