London
4 °C
Manchester
2 °C
Glasgow
3 °C
Dublin
3 °C
Belfast
Washington
Denver
Atlanta
Dallas
15 °C
Houston Texas
New Orleans
El Paso
Phoenix
Los Angeles
16 °C
25 °C
23 °C
21 °C
12 °C
All Black Barrett helps Leinster into Champions Cup semis / Photo: © AFP/File
NYSE - LSE
| CMSD | -0.43% | 23.48 | $ | |
| CMSC | 0.15% | 23.404 | $ | |
| RBGPF | 0% | 79.04 | $ | |
| BTI | -0.86% | 54.78 | $ | |
| RIO | 0.68% | 70.47 | $ | |
| NGG | -2.24% | 73.54 | $ | |
| GSK | -0.43% | 46.99 | $ | |
| AZN | 0.57% | 91.52 | $ | |
| BP | -0.19% | 35.91 | $ | |
| SCS | -0.94% | 15.97 | $ | |
| BCC | -1.18% | 71.04 | $ | |
| JRI | 0.9% | 13.39 | $ | |
| VOD | -0.2% | 11.83 | $ | |
| BCE | -0.26% | 23.07 | $ | |
| RYCEF | -1.88% | 13.33 | $ | |
| RELX | -0.62% | 40.35 | $ |
All Black Barrett helps Leinster into Champions Cup semis
New Zealand centre Jordie Barrett was pivotal as four-time winners Leinster hammered Glasgow 52-0 on Friday to reach the Champions Cup semi-finals.
Barrett played a big role in eight tries scored by the Irish province in the second-highest winning margin for a quarter-final in the tournament's 29-year history.
The 28-year-old provided a deft pass in the build-up to Max Deegan's 13th-minute try before the back-rower claimed his double with five minutes to play.
Leinster underlined their title credentials with another convincing win, having trounced Harlequins 62-0 in last weekend's last 16.
"It's easy for a side to get up, do it once -- but we showed a bit of character six days later and do the same thing," Barret told Irish broadcaster RTE.
"We had to work for it, they're a side that throw punches and don't go away," he added.
Elsewhere, the latest chapter in Munster's storied relationship with the tournament takes place on Saturday as the two-time champions head to Bordeaux-Begles.
Castres travel to Northampton for their first Champions Cup quarter-final since 2002.
On Sunday, holders Toulouse travel to three-time champions Toulon, who are hosting a Champions Cup last-eight tie for the first time since winning a third straight title in 2015.
C. de Fatima--JDB
