Leinster make it 13 wins from 13 in the URC.
Leinster 38 Cardiff 14 THERE MAY HAVE been an unfamiliar look to the side fielded by head coach Leo Cullen, but Leinster ultimately stretched 16 points clear at the United Rugby Championship summit with a bonus point win against Cardiff at the RDS this evening.
Due to the absence of their sizeable Ireland contingent, Samoan international prop Michael Ala’alatoa was the sole survivor in the Leinster starting line-up from the previous weekend’s Champions Cup triumph over Racing 92 at the nearby Aviva Stadium. Scrum-half McGrath hasn’t given up hope of adding to the 19 senior caps he has accumulated to date for Ireland and he feigned a pass off the base of a ruck to comfortably sprint over the whitewash for his second try on the half-hour.Byrne supplied the extras to both of these finishes from his half-back partner to give Leinster a commanding 19-0 interval lead.
This five-pointer from the Wexford native ensured a youthful Leinster would emerge from this fixture with maximum points, but Academy star O’Reilly enhanced their cushion by touching down at the end of a sweeping attack on 55 minutes.
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