Far from routine but Leinster beat Northampton in entertaining encounter

Cian Healy, Andrew Porter, and James Ryan were among the big-hitters restored to the starting XV but it was 21-year-old Ryan Baird who stole the show

Dave Kearney scores Leinster's third try despite the attempted tackle from Ryan Olowofela of Northampton Saints at the RDS Arena. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Leinster 35 Northampton 19

As expected Leinster made it two wins from two in the Heineken Champions Cup with victory over Northampton Saints, but it was far from the routine win which had been widely forecast beforehand as the teams shared seven tries in a surprisingly entertaining encounter at the RDS.