Leinster earn bonus point in dominant win

Leinster 45 - Scarlets 9: After a first-half arm wrestle, once Leinster found their route to the Scarlets try-line they returned time and again to exploit the gap — four tries in 12 minutes wrapped up this PRO12 clash. Ross Byrne’s crossfield kicks to his wingers in space was the magic bullet for Leinster, and three of their tries in that stunning spell came via that route.

With Scarlets employing a tightly packed defensive line around the ruck, there was plenty of space on the wings and the out-half executed beautifully for his team.

Joey Carbery was one of the beneficiaries of this tactic as he ran in two tries, while Luke McGrath’s first-half brace had given Leinster a 12-9 interval lead.