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United Rugby Championship
Munster (0) 7
Tries: Ahern Cons: Burns
Leinster (14) 28
Tries: McGrath, Prendergast, Van der Flier, Doris Cons: Prendergast 3, Byrne.
Leinster's winning tally to commencement the play reached 11 games successful each competitions with a bonus-point triumph implicit fierce rivals Munster successful Thomond Park.
The visitors scored 2 tries successful each fractional with skipper Caelan Doris securing the cardinal 4th people with 7 minutes remaining to widen their pb astatine the apical of the United Rugby Championship [URC].
Munster, who failed to capitalise erstwhile Tommy O'Brien was sent to the misdeed bin successful the archetypal half, person not beaten Leinster successful Limerick since 2019.
Both sides volition present instrumentality a interruption from home enactment with nary games adjacent play followed by a brace of Champions Cup contests.
Munster enjoyed an adjacent stock of possession and territory during the archetypal half, and displayed amended subject than their opponents, but arsenic they woody with a agelong wounded database made excessively galore mistakes against a broadside arsenic businesslike arsenic Leinster.
An overthrown line-out saw 1 aboriginal accidental spell begging and the miscue loomed larger erstwhile Billy Burns kicked the shot dormant erstwhile trying to poke a grubber done into the Leinster backfield.
The Leinster battalion forced a scrum punishment retired of their Munster counterparts against the caput and moments aboriginal Luke McGrath scampered though a spread with the hosts not leaving a pillar defender to the broadside of the ruck.
Munster responded with a play of unit that saw their absorption reduced to 14 men but, to their frustration, would not find a effort during the misdeed bin period.
Tommy O'Brien carried the tin for Leinster's ill-discipline erstwhile the helping was shown a yellowish paper aft the visitor's 4th punishment successful speedy succession. Munster could not treble the punishment, however, arsenic Tadhg Beirne was held up implicit the enactment disconnected the five-metre tap.
In contrast, erstwhile Leinster got down the different extremity of the pitch, they displayed a ruthless streak. In possession aft different Munster line-out error, the forwards drew the defence constrictive earlier the shot was spun retired to Prendergast who showed bully acceleration to nip done a spread for the 2nd try.
Leinster's subject issues continued into the 2nd fractional with a bid of penalties giving Munster entree to their 22.
With 5 minutes played aft the restart, and Leinster flirting with a 2nd yellowish card, this clip Munster did marque them wage from a five-metre pat erstwhile flanker Thomas Ahern powered his mode implicit from adjacent range.
But portion Munster had to enactment truthful hard conscionable to get connected the board, Leinster continued to marque the astir of their openings.
With French tight-head Rabah Slimani causing havoc astatine the scrum, his broadside were capable to march up the tract and, erstwhile Munster again failed to support the fringe of the ruck, this clip it was Josh van der Flier who crashed over.
Seven minutes from time, and again from adjacent range, Doris ensured it would beryllium a afloat five-point haul and moved his broadside 11 points wide astatine the apical of the array earlier the chasing battalion successful the URC play implicit the remainder of the weekend.
Munster: Haley; Nash, Farrell, R Scannell, Daly; Burns, Coughlan; Bleuler, N Scannell, Jager; Wycherley, Beirne (capt); Ahern, Kendellen, Coombes.
Replacements: Clarke, K Ryan, Ryan, Gleeson, Hodnett, Patterson, Butler, O'Connor.
Leinster: Osborne; T O'Brien, Ringrose, Henshaw, J O'Brien; Prendergast, McGrath; Boyle, Kelleher, Slimani; McCarthy, Ryan; Baird, Van der Flier, Doris (capt).
Replacements: Barron, Porter, Healy, Deeny, Penny, Gunne, Byrne, Larmour.
Yellow card: Tommy O'Brien
Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU)
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