The Leinster pack provided a decent platform with Scott Penny and captain and man of the match Rhys Ruddock impressing
Luke McGrath was sharp at scrumhalf, Harry Byrne helped himself to a brace of tries in a tidy display while Liam Turner was the pick of the three-quarter line in quality terms, until a late cameo from Jimmy O’Brien vied for that honour.
The visitors tried to run out from their own line, a misplaced sense of adventure as it transpired, as Leinster outhalf Harry Byrne intercepted a pass. The home side pummelled away again but it was Byrne who spotted the definitive gap and stretched out for a try, which he converted. The Dragons enjoyed some possession and position inside the Leinster 22 but the closest they game to scoring was a pushed penalty from Will Reed. The outhalf had greater cause to lament his next conspicuous involvement on 25-minutes when Leinster scrumhalf Luke McGrath intercepted Reed’s inside pass and outpaced the cover over 55 metres. Harry Byrne once again converted.
Leinster’s bonus point try materialised in first half injury time, Deeny, galloping into the Dragons 22 and after a prolonged softening up process from a metre or two out, it was Turner’s clever decision to switch to the short side that paved the way for Harry Byrne’s second try on the night, which he converted to make it 26-7 at the interval.
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