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Jamison Gibson-Park scored against France in Ireland's opening game of the Six Nations| Leinster: (22) 36 |
| Tries: Gibson-Park 3, Henshaw, Conan Pen: R Byrne Cons: R Byrne 3, H Byrne |
| Leicester Tigers: (10) 22 |
| Tries: Pollard, Cronin, Clare Pen: Pollard Cons: Pollard 2 |
Jamison Gibson-Park scored a first-half hat-trick as Leinster scored five tries to defeat Leicester and progress to the Investec Champions Cup quarter-finals.
Handre Pollard scored the opening try before the Leinster scrum-half led the hosts with three tries in 17 minutes.
Prop James Cronin grabbed a score at the start of the second half to give Leicester hope, but Robbie Henshaw responded with an intercept try.
Jack Conan raced clear to add another, with Charlie Clare's late reply.
Leinster will now face La Rochelle at home in the quarter-finals next weekend in a repeat of the last two Champions Cup finals.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Leinster: Keenan; Larmour, Henshaw, Osborne, Lowe; R Byrne, Gibson-Park; Porter, Sheehan, Furlong, Molony, McCarthy, Baird, Van der Flier, Doris (capt).
Replacements: Kelleher, Healy, Ala'alatoa, Jenkins, Conan, Murphy, H Byrne, Frawley.
Leicester Tigers: Shillcock; Steward, Kelly, Kata, Hassell-Collins; Pollard, Van Poortvliet; Cronin, Montoya (capt), Cole, Wells, Hatherell, Liebenberg, Cracknell, Wiese.
Replacements: Clare, Van Wyk, Hurd, Carnduff, Ilione, Whiteley, Cokanasiga, Brown.
Sin-bin: James Lowe (46)
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)
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