Plenty of edge to Connacht-Leinster rivalry

The team announcements have tipped the outcome in Connacht’s favour.

LATEST RENEWAL: David Hawkshaw of Connacht scores his side's first try despite the tackle of Josh van der Flier of Leinster during the United Rugby Championship between Leinster and Connacht at RDS Arena in Dublin last January. Pic: Ben McShane/Sportsfile

The last time Leinster lost at the Sportsground, Connacht rubbed their noses in it when John Muldoon, playing the last of his 327 games for his native province, belted over a conversion in front of the posts to round off a 47-10 drubbing of Leo Cullen’s men.

Muldoon’s kick, his first and last in all the days soldiering in the Connacht back row, to convert their seventh try that day in April 2018 sent the capacity crowd of over 8,000 into raptures as they celebrated their biggest ever win over their neighbours.