Plenty of bonus points as Blues come good

Edinburgh 16 Leinster 31

Crucially, Ireland internationals Brian O’Driscoll, Rob Kearney and Luke Fitzgerald came through the match with convincing performances after their return from injury lay-offs.

“It was great to have them back” said Leinster’s coach, Joe Schmidt. He added : “I thought Rob Kearney did very well. He won a couple of balls in the air near the start of the game. But it’s his trademark and he’s very strong in the air.