LEICS
No.Name
15Geordan Murphy, -
14Scott Hamilton, -
13Ayoola Erinle, -
12Dan Hipkiss, -
11Andy Tuilagi, -
10Sam Vesty, -
9Julien Dupuy, -
3
1Marcos Ayerza, -
2George Chuter, -
3Martin Castrogiovanni, -
4Tom Croft, -
5Ben Kay, -
6Craig Newby, -
7Ben Woods, -
T
8Jordan Crane, -
Replacements
16Benjamin Kayser, -
17Julian White, -
18Louis Deacon, -
19Lewis Moody, -
20Harry Ellis, -
21Matt Smith, -
22Johne Murphy, -

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

12:00 PM, May 23, 2009
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

83'16-19 End of half
82'16-19 End of half
82'16-19 End of half
81'+216-19 End of second half
80'Croft carries. Tigers scrap for their lives at the ruck. Ellis has the ball, feeds Croft. They're going for the drop-goal. Newby goes the wrong way and is caught - penalty to Leinster and they'e done it. The Heineken Cup is staying in Ireland - with the blues of Leinster. What a year for Irish rugby.
79'Elsom again takes it forward - he's been immense. Tigers have another penalty - Vesty has to go for broke. He's conservative though - last chance for the Tigers. Throw is too long - but some early lifting and a free kick to the Tigers.
78'Deacons steals the lineout. Leicester try to go from deep. Ball is cleared. Nacewa clears up - free for all for the ball. Whitaker and Leinster have it.
77'Kayser's throw is too long - Jennings grabs it and kicks it deep in to Leicester territory. Leinster swarm forward and heave Vesty in to touch.
76'Penalty to Leicester - Leinster are over the top.
76'Substitute on - Harry Ellis , Leicester Tigers
76'Player substituted - Julien Dupuy , Leicester Tigers
75'Fogarty throws to his skipper Cullen. Whitaker waits for the ball. Forwards eat up time. Elsom to Heaslip who rumbles slowly on. Elsom is next to carry. Stan Wright carries.
74'Erinle goes on the crash ball. Kayser carries over halfway. Ball goes out, Tuilagi drops it, Smith clears up and is bundled in to touch.
73'Ben Kay takes the lineout - ball is cleared and Horgan drops it. Tigers scrum out wide just inside the Leinster half.
72'Leinster lose it though - Tigers have the ball. Ball finds Hamilton again and he clears as far as Nacewa. Nacewa finds Horgan on the overlap but there's no room, into touch.
72'Substitute on - Rob Kearney , Leinster
72'Player substituted - Luke Fitzgerald , Leinster
71'Rob Kearney kicks in behind - Hamilton claims it but slips in to touch. Didn't need to play it.
71'16-19 Penalty goal - Johnny Sexton , Leinster
70'Vesty puts the restart out on the full. Scrum goes down on halfway.
69'Sexton lines up the kick. It curls round - it's there for Leinster.
68'Ball goes wide, D'Arcy and Horgan link. Good possession from Leinster. O'Driscoll gets the ball out wide and beats two - Tigers are pinged for not rolling away.
67'Vesty chips in behind, Nacewa picks up and kicks to Hamilton. Fitzgerald bursts through a tackle. Ruck is a mess, slow ball for Leinster. Elsom sets off again.
66'Ball is cleared, Horgan fires the ball to Heaslip who drops it. Tigers scrum in centrefield, inside halfway.
66'Substitute on - Cian Healy , Leinster
66'Player substituted - Ronan McCormack , Leinster
65'Whitaker claims at the base and kicks long. Hamilton returns the favour and clears in to touch. Heaslip claims the lineout. Whitaker finds Sexton, Nacewa clears to Hamilton. Ball comes back, Elsom kicks long and it rolls in-goal. Tigers 22.
64'Vesty fires the ball out, but it's forward. O'Driscoll is back on but looks to be struggling.
63'Hipkiss is involved again in midfield, ball is chipped over the defence and O'Driscoll kicks in to touch. The Lions pick is down clutching his shoulder.
62'Fitzgerald has a dart but Leicester tackle him well. Penalty to the Tigers as O'Kelly is holding on.
61'Sexton misses touch, Hamilton clears back. Sexton returns before Vesty clears to touch.
61'Substitute on - Ronan McCormack , Leinster
61'Player substituted - Cian Healy , Leinster
61'Substitute on - Lewis Moody , Leicester Tigers
61'Player substituted - Ben Woods , Leicester Tigers
60'Penalty to Leinster against Ayerza for not binding.
59'Kayser throws in, ball finds Hipkiss in midfield. Real scrap for the ball on the floor. Croft has a run and is caught by Elsom. Hamilton floats a pass out to Erinle whose offload goes forward. Scrum to Leinster.
58'Fogarty finds Malcolm O'Kelly. Leinster dealing with messy ball at the ruck. Whitaker box-kicks well.
57'Tuilagi carries well before Vesty puts a superb kick in behind Nacewa to put the pressure on the Irish side.
56'Penalty to the Tigers at the scrum. Ball is cleared downfield by Vesty.
56'Substitute on - Benjamin Kayser , Leicester Tigers
56'Player substituted - George Chuter , Leicester Tigers
56'Substitute on - John Fogarty , Leinster
56'Player substituted - Bernard Jackman , Leinster
55'John Fogarty is on and his first lineout finds Heaslip. Ball goes out to D'Arcy before Whitaker knocks on and loses Leinster's momentum.
54'Ball is scrappy on halfway, getting physical out there. Owens' whistle sounds - Newby off his feet and Sexton bangs the ball in to touch.
53'Ball is cleared as far as Sexton who tests Hamilton with an up and under. Heaslip is pinged at the breakdown and Leicester clear as far as halfway.
53'Substitute on - Julian White , Leicester Tigers
53'Player substituted - Martin Castrogiovanni , Leicester Tigers
52'Sexton lines up the kick from halfway. Just too far and the ball sails wide of the mark.
51'Hipkiss crashes in to the defence again but cant free his hands - penalty for holding on.
50'Leinster claim the restart but the Tigers have turned it over. Hipkiss looks strong in attack again. Vesty hammered by Jennings. Leinster defence holds firm on halfway.
49'Sexton adds the conversion - level scores.
49'16-16 Conversion - Johnny Sexton , Leinster
49'16-14 Try - Jamie Heaslip , Leinster
48'O'Driscoll is through a gap - Sexton carries on. Back-row is there in support and Leinster are inches out. Ball is out, Heaslip has it and powers over to score with some help from ex-Tiger Shane Jennings.
48'Player substituted - Geordan Murphy , Leicester Tigers
48'Substitute on - Matt Smith , Leicester Tigers
47'Jackman finds Elsom - forwards make the ball safe. Whitaker goes to Elsom again. Leicester defence is aggressive. Healey finds a half gap. O'Driscoll has a go. Elsom takes a pass and steps. Stan Wright in support.
46'Kick comes in from Tigers, Elsom runs it back and hands off three in a stunning run. O'Driscoll kicks in behind - Hamilton takes and is barged in to touch by D'Arcy. Geordan Murphy- Tigers skipper - is off with an injury. Matt Smith is on.
45'Jackman carries, Fitzgerald goes through a gap. Sexton on a loop to Wright, Healey drops it and Dupuy breaks away.
44'Kay claims the lineout at the front. Ball back to Vesty who clears. Nacewa returns and Murphy marks. His kick goes straight to Elsom who runs it back at pace.
44'Player substituted - Ronan McCormack , Leinster
44'Substitute on - Shane Jennings , Leinster
43'Easy for Dupuy from in front of the posts. Stan Wright is back on. Whitaker has the ball for Leinster in a crowded midfield. Sexton kicks in behind Tuilagi for decent territory.
43'16-9 Penalty goal - Julien Dupuy , Leicester Tigers
42'Castrogiovanni is next to try but Leinster's Cian Healey is pinged for offside - Tigers penalty.
41'The ball is safe, Tigers take it on through the forwards, Ayerza rolls forward towards the line. Cullen comes up against Ayerza again.
41'13-9 End of first half
40'Vesty kicks off the second-half. Sexton fires the ball to Fitzgerald who clears to touch - the ball was taken back in though so it's a lineout back to the Tigers.
40'Sexton kicks off and Vesty clears to Fitzgerald. Ball goes back to Murphy, who kicks to Nacewa. The Leinster fullback puts the ball out for half-time.
40'13-9 Start of second half
40'13-9 Conversion - Julien Dupuy , Leicester Tigers
39'Dupuy has no problems with the conversion and it's advantage Tigers.
39'11-9 Try - Ben Woods , Leicester Tigers
38'Tigers have the ball, Vesty to Erinle. Leinster hold firm. Hipkiss has another dart, Croft tries to free his hands in midifield but is stopped. Erinle goes direct and frees up some space - Vesty is in support. Finds Ben Woods and the openside has the strength to see off a Leinster tackle and score. Could be massive just before half-time.
37'Malcolm O'Kelly claims the lineout, Leinster roll a maul. Whitaker box-kicks but it's out on the full.
36'Croft is out wide again but has no space - he's double tackled in to touch after some lateral play from the Tigers.
36'Substitute on - Ronan McCormack , Leinster
36'Player substituted - Shane Jennings , Leinster
35'Ball goes out to Muprhy from the scrum. Vesty and Deacon trade passes.
34'Sexton kicks off - Vesty fumbles backwards but re-collects and clears. Jackman misses his man and the throw is stolen by the Tigers. Vesty goes for a runs and is tackled by Sexton. Ball is unplayable and Tigers will have the put-in.
34'6-9 Penalty goal - Julien Dupuy , Leicester Tigers
34'Yellow card - Stan Wright , Leinster
33'Dupuy lines up a simple kick and converts to make it a three-point game.
33'Substitute on - Louis Deacon , Leicester Tigers
33'Player substituted - Jordan Crane , Leicester Tigers
32'Castrogiovanni picks and goes. Dupuy snipes and offloads but the ball is loose. Penalty coming to Tigers for a tackle off the ball. Stan Wright is the man - and he's off to the sin-bin.
31'Leicester roll on with the forwards, Dupuy flicks on to Newby. Hipkiss again looks for a gap as Leicester build pressure.
30'Chuter to Croft, Tuilagi on the short ball and well tackled.
29'Erinle's kick isn't massive so a good gain for Leinster. Lineout is good for Leinster. Sexton tests Hamilton with a high ball but he's up to it. Hipkiss breaks clean through and chips long. Croft is after it but Sexton beats him to it and kicks in to touch.
28'Chuter finds his man, ball goes across the backs and finds Croft at pace out wide. Horgan takes him down. Castrogiovanni knocks on and Leinster have the ball. Nacewa clears to Erinle.
27'Crane takes the ball on, Tuilagi looks to break but is well tackled. Hamilton is through a gap and the ball is knocked on - Tigers have a penalty though for a tug on Dupuy's shirt.
26'Chuter again misses his man - but Leinster have closed the gap an it's a free kick.
25'Hamilton is up for the restart - he knocks on but nearly had the intercept there. Whitaker fires the ball back to Sexton who sends another excellent clearance kick long.
25'3-9 Penalty goal - Johnny Sexton , Leinster
24'No problem for the young fly-half.
23'O'Driscoll wrapped up but Owens whistles for offside - Tigers concede the penalty and were genuinely stretched there. Sexton lines up the kick.
22'Horgan finds D'Arcy lurking on the wing. Ball back infield, O'Driscoll through a half gap. Elsom smashes in to the Leicester defence.
21'Sexton looks for a gap and is dragged down. Ball is slow for Whitaker. Forwards carry the ball on slowly.
20'Murphy clears to halfway. Leinster again steal the lineout. Ball goes in to midfield - Tuilagi goes for the interception off O'Driscoll's pass and knocks on.
19'Chuter's throw is too long. Sexton finds D'Arcy who goes to within inches of the line, O'Driscoll carries. Tigers penalty though - Leinster aren't rolling away.
18'Restart goes to Fitzgerald who clears to halfway. Lineout stolen by Elsom. Whitaker finds Sexton who puts in another excellent kick behind Tuilagi for a Leicester five metre lineout.
18'3-6 Drop goal - Johnny Sexton , Leinster
17'Murphy clears to Horgan who clears to Muprhy. Elsom smashes the Tigers fullback and turns possession over. Tigers win the ball back - Vesty clears to Sexton just inside halfway. Sexton takes aim and sends over a long, long drop goal.
16'Chuter finds Woods at the tail. Dupuy's box kick charged down by O'Kelly but Murphy covers under pressure.
15'D'Arcy finds Fitzgerald on a good angle, Sexton fires a beautiful kick deep in to Leicester territory.
14'Murphy clears to Horgan.
13'Malcolm O'Kelly claims the lineout, ball in midfield where the Tigers are ferocious in defence.Sexton chips behind, Tuilagi claims and clears. Sexton and Murphy trade kicks before Nacewa kicks in goal for a Leicester 22.
12'Whitaker finds Sexton - O'Driscoll hammered by Erinle. Ball goes back to Fitzgerald who breaks, Leinster have a penalty on halfway.
11'Solid scrum, Nacewa chips through to Horgan but Murphy covers and knocks on. Some treatment for Horgan.
10'Heaslip controls at the base, messy in midfield from Leinster - advantage for a Leicester knock on.
10'3-3 Penalty goal - Julien Dupuy , Leicester Tigers
9'Murphy fumbles the restart backwards, cleared by Johne Murphy. Erinle finds a good offload. Vesty finds Hamilton - ball knocked on by Ben Woods attempting the inside angle.
8'No problem for Dupuy, scores are level.
7'Nacewa claims the restart. Sexton finds a half gap and clears. Murphy puts up the Garryowen and knocked on by Fitzgerald. Hipkiss picks up and powers through a tackle. Dupuy carries on, Erinle carries and it's a Tigers penalty - against Heaslip.
7'0-3 Drop goal - Brian O'Driscoll , Leinster
6'Fitzgerald counters, Elsom tears down the wing and flattens Tuilagi. Ball goes back infield and O'Driscoll rocks back in to the pocket and slots a drop-goal for the lead.
5'Cullen picks off the Leicester throw. Cian Healey rumbles forward, Jackman follows suit. Sexton goes for the cross kick - claimed by Murphy who clears well.
4'Vesty has it again, feeds Newby but defence is solid. Erinle kicks through - Nacewa picks up and clears well.
3'Sexton kicks off with the 22, Leicester have it through Hipkiss. Vesty feeds Erinle who crashes in to the Leinster defence.
2'Jennings pinged again - offside this time. Dupuy is going for the posts. Wide on the right, 40 metres out. His kicks drifts left.
1'Whitaker feeds, Sexton to D'Arcy. Ball goes wide but Elsom knocks on. Let off for Tigers. Touch judge is in - penalty to Tigers against Shane Jennings. Murphy clears a solid touch. Long pass out wide to Murphy, kicks long behind Fitzgerald who returns to Crane.
1'Welcome to our LIVE coverage of this season's Heineken Cup Final. Double-chasing Leicester take on Leinster at Murrayfield in Edinburgh in the climax of Europe's premier club competition. Will the Tigers follow up last weekend's Guinness Premiership Final victory with another piece of silverware? Or will Leinster mark their first appearance in a Heineken Cup Final with a win? The eyes of the world will be watching - including Lions head coach Ian McGeechan who will be keen to see his contingent come through the clash unscathed. Nigel Owens has the whistle again this year, and the shrill sounds gets us underway. Geordan Murphy claims the kick-off. Leinster have got the ball - excellent start from their back-row.
1'0-0 Start of first half

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