Leinster turn on the power to shake off Ealing Trailfinders

Leinster ‘A’ 45 Ealing Trailfinders 13: Leinster ‘A’ produced a strong second-half surge at Donnybrook last night, as they recorded a 32-point win over Ealing Trailfinders in Pool 1 of the British & Irish Cup.

Out-half Cathal Marsh and Ealing’s Alex Davies swapped penalties during the early exchanges, and even though Marsh moved the hosts back into the ascendancy at the start of the second quarter, the dependable Davies subsequently added his second successful place-kick.

There had been little to separate the sides for the majority of the half, but courtesy of a converted pushover try by prop Peter Dooley, Leinster brought a 13-6 advantage into the second period.