Leinster romp past Tigers into Champions Cup semis

Ireland centre Garry Ringrose scored the first of his two tries after one minute at Aviva Stadium

Leinster thrashed Premiership champions Leicester Tigers in Dublin to become the first side through to this season's Heineken Champions Cup semi-finals.

Anthony Watson replied for Leicester, but Jamison Gibson-Park, a penalty try, Scott Penny, Jimmy O'Brien and John McKee secured a comfortable win.

Leinster, chasing a record-equalling fifth Champions Cup triumph, will play Toulouse or Sharks in the last four.

Alongside their formidable form in all competitions so far this season, the prospect of home advantage should they get to the final - which will be played at Aviva Stadium on 20 May - means Leinster are tipped by many to lift the premier trophy in European rugby for the first time since 2018.

Tigers' attentions will now turn to defending their Premiership title, with Richard Wigglesworth's team currently third behind Saracens and Sale in the table.

Olly Cracknell and Harry Potter went over for consolation tries for the visitors late on.

More to follow.

• Relive Leinster's win over Leicester as it happened

Line-ups

Leinster: Keenan; O'Brien, Ringrose, Henshaw, Lowe; R Byrne, Gibson-Park; Porter, Sheehan, Furlong, Molony, Ryan (c), Baird, Doris, Conan.

Replacements: McKee, Healy, Ala'alatoa, Jenkins, Penny, McGrath, H Byrne, Frawley.

Leicester: Brown; Watson, Potter, Kelly, Steward; Pollard, Van Poortvliet; Cronin, Montoya (c), Heyes, Martin, Henderson, Liebenberg, Reffell, Wiese.

Replacements: Clare, West, Cole, Snyman, Cracknell, Wolstenholme, Atkinson, Gopperth.

Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)

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