Luke Fitzgerald shows the way as Leinster cut loose

Leinster 30 Edinburgh 23: Despite a loose defensive performance, Leinster claimed a bonus-point win over Edinburgh last night to move five points clear of Connacht at the top of the Guinness Pro12 table.

After a scrappy first half that finished 6-3, this game exploded into life with seven tries scored after the break as Luke Fitzgerald providing the inspiration for Leinster.

This affair look much less invigorating in the first half with Edinburgh arriving with a power-based game plan that should have been boosted by a wind and by the lack of defensive cohesion in a Leinster side that showed 12 changes from the win over Munster.