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Article: Edinburgh put Leinster's title party on hold

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April 19, 2008
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Edinburgh 15Leinster 13

EDINBURGH claimed a second win of the season over Leinster at Murrayfield last night and rejoiced in spiking the Irishmen's hopes of a Magners League title celebration in Scotland.

They fully deserved to end Leinster's 11-game unbeaten run in the league, and though there was no great flourish to their last home game of the season, this was perhaps as pleasing a performance in the manner in which Edinburgh came back from early scrummage problems, coped with lengthy periods under pressure and, with a clutch of players missing, doused the fire of a side intent on earning champions' status inside these 80 minutes.

They were helped by Felipe Contepomi ...

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