Leinster Rugby vs Sale Sharks: Top Performers

Last seasons finalists Leinster welcomed English neighbours Sale Sharks to the RDS arena in a fixture that saw the visitors leading at the end of the first half. Leinster would rally in the second to secure a ten poing 37-27 victor. Here we look at the stand out performers on the night. 

Josh van der Flier

The flanker scored Leinster Rugby’s first try in the Pool 4 clash and also made their second, finished by scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park.

Carries: 10

Metres: 24

Tackles: 8

Aaron Reed

The Speedster was hard to contain tonight, as seen with his amazing 136 metres gained of just seven carries.

Tackles: 7

Breaks: 3

Passes: 3

Ernst van Rhyn

If van der Flier was Batman then van Rhyn is his Robin. A truly inspring defensive display was put on by the blindside flanker

Tackles: 18

Passes: 2

Offloads: 1