There will be some serious collisions at Aviva Stadium on Saturday night when Leinster host Munster in the Rabo so here’s a few of the most famous tackles in previous clashes between red and blue.
It is the biggest rivalry in Irish rugby and as the years go on, it seems to get more and more intense. Leinster v Munster games are always special occasions but this Saturday, under the bright lights of Aviva Stadium, in front of a full house, it should be some game.
So, as a taster of what we can expect, here’s five of the best tackles from previous games. Brace yourself, these are as hard-hitting as they get.
Rocky Elsom’s try-saving tackle in 2009
Isa Nacewa gets an honourable mention here too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q38Uk0XVqcw
Brian O’Driscoll tackles while injured 2011
Another page in the superhero manual. Skip to 1.02 in the video
Luke Fitzgerald takes down Doug Howlett 2011
Now that’s a tackle
Gordon D’Arcy does it all in 2013
Steal the ball and offloads it in a masterful display of quick thinking
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