Champions Cup: Leinster see off Edinburgh in Champions Cup classic
Leinster thought they had made the perfect start to the second half when Josh van der Flier crossed, but after a television match official [TMO] The review was canceled due to trial failure.
They continued to pile on the pressure as they looked to extend their advantage in the early stages of the second half, but failed to increase their numbers and were caught out in the 53rd minute when Edinburgh took the lead for the first time.
Following Thompson’s quick strike, the ball turned in Darcy Graham’s favor and he gleefully took full advantage by slotting the ball over Keenan before touching in front of Gibson-Park.
Leinster responded well and van der Flier made up for his failure to ground the ball by scoring with a touch-in from Sheehan 15 minutes earlier.
Two successive tries from Thomas Clarkson and Ioane finally gave the home side the breathing space their attacking display deserved.
Ioane brought on Clarkson on 63 minutes before the New Zealand international sold a mannequin to Graham, dived down the left wing and scored two minutes later to seal victory for the four-time European Cup winners.
-Leinster: Keenan; T O’Brien, Ioane, Osborne, J O’Brien; Byrne, Gibson-Park; Porter, Sheehan, Furlong; J McCarthy, Baird; Conan, Van der Flier, Doris (captain).
Replacements: G McCarthy, Usanov, Clarkson, Deeny, Deegan, McGrath, Frawley, Henshaw.
Edinburgh: Schoeman, Ashman, Rae, Sykes, Gilchrist, McConnell, Richardson, Muncaster; Shiel, Thompson, Satala, Lang, Currie, Graham, O’Conor.
Replacements: Blyth-Lafferty, Venter, Hill, Young, Douglas, Vellacott, Tuipulotu, Brown.
