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Leinster (5) 22<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n| Tries: <\/strong>Milne, Penny, Russell, Deegan <\/span>Con: <\/strong>Byrne<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Stormers (17) 22<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Tries:<\/strong> Libbok, Hartzenberg, Blommetjies <\/span>Cons:<\/strong> Libbok 2 <\/span>Pen:<\/strong> Libbok<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | Leinster will be top seeds in the URC play-offs, despite their 19-game winning run ending in a dramatic draw with second-placed Stormers in Dublin.<\/span><\/p>\n Manie Libbok and Suleiman Hartzenberg scored for the visitors in the first half, with the hosts responding with a try from prop Michael Milne.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Leinster almost completed a comeback success, with Scott Penny, Rob Russell and Max Deegan crossing.<\/span><\/p>\n Stormers, though, hit back with a Clayton Blommetjies try to level.<\/span><\/p>\n The powerful visiting side arrived in Dublin with their contingent of South African players, while Leo Cullen’s team were missing a number of their Ireland representatives, who were injured or rested in preparation for the Champions Cup clash with Ulster next weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n Fly-half Libbok had a hand in all of Stormers’ first-half points, kicking a penalty and then snaking through the Leinster defence for his side’s first try. <\/span><\/p>\n Libbok later took advantage of a misplaced pass to sprint clear and pass to Hartzenberg who touched down for the defending champions as they led 17-0.<\/span><\/p>\n Despite a frustrating first half littered with uncharacteristic errors from the hosts, their patience in attack was rewarded with a try from Milne just before half-time to keep his side within touching distance.<\/span><\/p>\n Although they were in the unfamiliar position of trailing at the break, the Irish province were soon in the ascendancy.<\/span><\/p>\n Penny used Leinster’s powerful line-out maul as a launchpad to propel himself over the try line and reduce his side’s deficit further.<\/span><\/p>\n Russell scored Leinster’s third try of the night following a midfield mix-up from Stormers, which the hosts did well to capitalise on, turning defence into attack. The conversion went wide from Byrne on a difficult night for kickers.<\/span><\/p>\n A further try from Deegan looked to have secured a remarkable victory, but the Stormers hit back within minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n A clever cross-kick was finished by Blommetjies to set the game up for a dramatic finale.<\/span><\/p>\n A Harry Byrne penalty ricocheted off the post in the dying moments, resulting in the draw and a blemish on Leinster’s 100% winning record.<\/span><\/p>\n They remain unbeaten in 20 matches, though, and the outcome was probably fair after an enthralling contest.<\/span><\/p>\n Leinster: <\/strong>Jordan Larmour; Rob Russell, Liam Turner, Ciar\u00e1n Frawley, Dave Kearney; Harry Byrne, Luke McGrath; Michael Milne, John McKee, Michael Ala’alatoa; Ross Molony, Jason Jenkins; Rhys Ruddock (capt), Scott Penny, Max Deegan.<\/span><\/p>\n R<\/em>e<\/span>placements:<\/em> Lee Barron, Ed Byrne, Vakhtang Abdaladze, Brian Deeny, Will Connors, Nick McCarthy, Charlie Tector, Ben Brownlee.<\/span><\/p>\n Stormers:<\/strong> Clayton Blommetjies; Suleiman Hartzenberg, Dan du Plessis, Damian Willemse, Seabelo Senatla; Manie Libbok, Paul de Wet; Steven Kitshoff (capt), Joseph Dweba, Frans Malherbe; Ruben van Heerden, Marvin Orie; Deon Fourie, Ben-Jason Dixon, Hacjivah Dayimani.<\/span><\/p>\n |