Leinster breeze by Cardiff to extend unbeaten run

Both sides had to get by without a raft of Test players siphoned off by Ireland and Wales for Six Nations duties.

28 January 2023; Thomas Clarkson of Leinster is tackled by Lopeti Timani of Cardiff during the United Rugby Championship match between Leinster and Cardiff at RDS Arena in Dublin. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile

URC: Leinster 38 Cardiff 14 

Leinster’s unbeaten season stretches to 17 games with their BKT URC defeat of Cardiff on Saturday evening and this may well have been the easiest of the lot. How bad was it? The phrase ‘non-event’ was coined for days like this.