Leinster win back-to-back URC titles against the Bulls

Kenneth Fox

Leinster cruised to an impressive win to clinch back-to-back URC titles after beating the Bulls at Croke Park.

A dominant first half from the Blues was helped by two sin bins for the South African side.

Sam Prendergast, Tommy O'Brien, Rieko Ioane, and Jack Conan are all among the try scorers for Leo Cullen's side, where it was 22-0 at half-time.

Leinster are back-to-back URC champions! 🏆

Leo Cullen's side have defeated the Vodacom Bulls in the Grand Final for the second year running 🔵 pic.twitter.com/HHNi5wNbBm

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Man of the match Sam Prendergast scored after the break to make it 29-0 after 47 minutes.

After James Lowe was yellow-carded, the Bulls got on the scoresheet, making it 29-7. The Bulls had a try ruled out before Harry Byrne capped off the display as he went over to make the final score 36-7.

Sam Prendergast on Premier Sports: “It was pretty special, we have unbelievable characters leaving the group, it’s nice to have a happy memory to end it on, and we can celebrate that in the next few days.

“It was pretty similar to last year, two very good performances. Since Europe, our group has been focused on winning this back-to-back. Nobody had done it before.

Captain Caelan Doris, who went off after five minutes: “My knee was fine, it was actually something else. We’ll get it checked later. But I’m looking forward to a few beers with the lads. From a big disappointment a few weeks ago, I’m very proud we have been able to turn the page. It’s been a massive motivation for us to get it right, it was great to watch.”