Leinster warm-up for La Rochelle visit with eight-try defeat of Connacht

It makes for a seventh loss in ten games this season for the Westerners but there were signs of fluency and execution from Leinster.

JJ Kenny of Leinster breaks clear of Bundee Aki of Connacht on his way to scoring his side's eighth try. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

URC: Leinster 52-17 Connacht  

Leinster will go into next week’s Investec Champions Cup pool game against Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle on the back of seven straight victories capped by this eight-try dismissal of Connacht in a URC interpro on a frigid Saturday night.