Leinster 45 - Scarlets 9: After a first-half arm wrestle, once Leinster found their route to the Scarlets try-line they returned time and again to exploit the gap — four tries in 12 minutes wrapped up this PRO12 clash. Ross Byrne’s crossfield kicks to his wingers in space was the magic bullet for Leinster, and three of their tries in that stunning spell came via that route.

Connacht host top-of-the-table Scarlets at the Galway Sportsground today in the standout fixture of the Guinness Pro12 weekend schedule (3pm).