Story byBBCSat, January 10, 2026 at 8:41 PM UTC·2 min readLeinster match-winner Harry Byrne said he felt confident standing over the last-gasp penalty which snatched a dramatic Investec Champions Cup pool 3 win over La Rochelle in Dublin. With Leinster trailing 24-22, replacement out-half Byrne stepped up after having earlier missed a conversion attempt to steer the Irish province to a nail-biting bonus-point win. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementByrne took the penalty after a discussion with Sam Prendergast - who missed two conversion attempts earlier in the game - and the 26-year-old said there was "not much" chat before he stepped up."I just said to Caelan [Doris, captain] I want to take it," Byrne told Premier Sports."I'd taken the one before, hit the post but I hit it well so I felt I wasn't going to miss that one."It was a straight kick. To be honest, I probably played for a bit of a draw with the first one and hit the right post.
