Ballymun Kickhams (Dublin) 2-13 Mullingar Shamrocks (Westmeath) 0-7

Mullingar Shamrocks 3-7 St Loman’s Mullingar 1-10

WINTER arrived with a vengeance in Dublin last night — but Leinster gave their supporters plenty cause for cheer as they swept to a comfortable bonus-point victory over an outclassed Cardiff outfit.

ONE more injury or one more call-up to the Wales squad this week and Cardiff Blues would have found themselves travelling to Dublin for this evening’s RaboDirect Pro12 encounter without the services of a full starting 15.