Ulster 21 Leinster 24: A little half-time word in the ears of his charges gave new Leinster head coach Leo Cullen a perfect start to his tenure with what was in the end a comfortable warm-up victory over Ulster at the Kingspan Stadium last night.

Mike Ruddock has no desire to see talents like Sean O’Brien disappear to France but the Ireland U20 coach believes their loss would at least have a silver lining for the next generation.

CUTTING-edge engineering projects by CIT students will be on show at the 27th annual Cork Mechanical, Manufacturing and Biomedical Engineering Exhibition at the Bishopstown campus on Thursday.