Leinster battle for share of the spoils
After their demolition at the hands of Llanelli two weeks back, hard questions had been asked of the province’s fighting spirit but last night they dug-deep to contain a visiting side desperately in need of the points to secure European qualification.
Both Brian O’Driscoll and Girvan Dempsey were late withdrawals from the home side’s starting line-up and one look at the dust-bowl that constituted the Donnybrook pitch and it was easy to see why they weren’t straining at the leash to play.
