Berliner Tageblatt - All Black Barrett helps Leinster into Champions Cup semis

NYSE - LSE
RBGPF -1.86% 67.74 $
CMSC -0.63% 20.69 $
RYCEF -1.68% 19.63 $
NGG -1.01% 77.28 $
GSK 0.19% 48.63 $
AZN -1.98% 156.94 $
RIO -0.09% 103.74 $
BCE -1.37% 23.33 $
BP 1.75% 45.68 $
BTI -1.51% 54.33 $
BCC -1.22% 75.93 $
CMSD -0.63% 20.55 $
JRI -0.74% 12.11 $
VOD -1.05% 17.13 $
RELX -1.31% 34.25 $
All Black Barrett helps Leinster into Champions Cup semis
All Black Barrett helps Leinster into Champions Cup semis / Photo: © AFP/File

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.

Text size:

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.

L.Dubois--BTB