Leinster show no mercy in derby with Connacht

There was a sense of order being restored about this URC interpro, coming as it did less than a week on from Ulster’s successful raid on Ballsbridge, although it was hard to see this scoreline after 15 or 30 minutes

Leinster’s Nick McCarthy tries to evade Connacht’s Peter Robb at the RDS. Picture Inpho/Dan Sheridan

URC: Leinster 47 Connacht 19

It’s only seven months since Munster and La Rochelle consigned Leinster to two defeats in the space of eight days but Leo Cullen’s side were in no mood to flirt with back-to-back reversals when Connacht poked the bear.