By the numbers: Lions vs Leinster
The Lions will look to stun Irish giants Leinster when the teams meet at Ellis Park in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Saturday.
Overall Vodacom URC record: Played 1, Leinster won.
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When they last met:
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– Last season, this fixture was an eight-point game. At half time, Leinster led by just seven points to six.
– The Lions are on a three-match winning streak, their first since October. They haven’t won four consecutive matches this season.
– Leinster’s draw against the DHL Stormers was the first time they have failed to win in the URC in 15 matches.
– Marius Louw has missed more tackles than any other player (39); his tackle success rate is 77%. However, he has made the most dominant tackles in the league (23).
– PJ Botha has thrown into the most successful lineouts in the URC, a total of 132. A league-high 13 of these have been thrown beyond the 15-metre line.
– Sanele Nohamba is the only player in the league to have kicked three 50/22s.
– Harry Byrne made more kicks (16) and kick metres (546) than any other player in Round 16. A round-high three of his kicks were retained and he became the first player to kick two 50/22s in a single match this season.
– Rob Russell won as many turnovers as any other player in Leinster’s last league appearance (three, = Shane Lewis-Hughes). So far this season, he has won the joint-most turnovers in the Leinster squad (seven, = Ryan Baird).
– Leinster have scored nine more tries from tap penalties than any other team, a total of 15.
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