| Leinster squeak home at Rodney Parade |
Newport Gwent Dragons |
22 - 23 |
Leinster |
| Rodney Parade Att: 5,442 |
| Friday 13th April 2007, 19:10 |
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| Leinster secured a controversial one-point victory at Rodney Parade on Friday, ending the Dragons' home record in the process. |
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| Adam Black congratulates Steve Jones for his try |
| © Steve Pope Photography |
| Ceri Sweeney opened the scoring with a penalty, and home hooker Steve Jones grabbed the first try after 15 minutes. But Leinster turned up the pressure before the break and were rewarded when Brian Blaney went over from close range.
Blaney later spent 10 minutes in the sin bin, time in which Adam Black crossed for the Dragons.
The Dragons suffered two such set-backs in the second half when Sweeney and Ian Gough were both sent to the sidelines.
Felipe Contepomi, who had missed a first-minute penalty, kicked Leinster into the lead before Chris Whitaker extended the visitors' advantage with a try.
Black scored his second near the end but the Dragons could not get that final score they needed.
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| First half timeline |
| 12 | Newport Gwent Dragons | Penalty kick - C Sweeney |
| 12 | Newport Gwent Dragons | Substitution - R Thomas on for L Harrison |
| 15 | Newport Gwent Dragons | Try - S Jones |
| 27 | Leinster | Try - B Blaney |
| 27 | Leinster | Conversion - F Contepomi |
| 31 | Leinster | Yellow card - B Blaney |
| 33 | Newport Gwent Dragons | Try - A Black |
| 33 | Newport Gwent Dragons | Conversion - C Sweeney |
| 36 | Leinster | Substitution - H Vermaas on for S Keogh |
| 40 | Leinster | Substitution - C Whitaker on for G Easterby |
| 40 +2 | Newport Gwent Dragons | Yellow card - P Emerick |
| 40 +4 | Leinster | Penalty kick - F Contepomi |
| Second half timeline |
| 41 | Leinster | Substitution - S Keogh on for H Vermaas |
| 54 | Leinster | Substitution - S Wright on for R Corrigan |
| 57 | Newport Gwent Dragons | Substitution - A Thomas on for M Thomas |
| 59 | Leinster | Penalty kick - F Contepomi |
| 63 | Newport Gwent Dragons | Substitution - B Daly on for S Jones |
| 67 | Leinster | Substitution - O Finegan on for T Hogan |
| 70 | Newport Gwent Dragons | Yellow card - I Gough |
| 72 | Newport Gwent Dragons | Yellow card - C Sweeney |
| 73 | Leinster | Penalty kick - F Contepomi |
| 74 | Newport Gwent Dragons | Substitution - P Sidoli on for L Charteris |
| 77 | Newport Gwent Dragons | Substitution - J Bearman on for R Thomas |
| 78 | Leinster | Try - C Whitaker |
| 78 | Leinster | Conversion - F Contepomi |
| 80 | Newport Gwent Dragons | Try - A Black |
| 80 | Newport Gwent Dragons | Conversion - A Thomas |
| 80 | Leinster | Substitution - H Vermaas on for B Blaney |
| 80 | Leinster | Substitution - K McLaughlin on for S Keogh |
| 80 | Leinster | Substitution - L Fitzgerald on for D Hickie |
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