Leinster bounce back from opening defeat with victory over SharksMax Deegan marked his 100th appearance for Leinster with a try in their 34-13 United Rugby Championship win over the Sharks at a wet RDS Arena. Bouncing back from last Sunday’s defeat in Glasgow, Leinster secured their bonus point through replacement Rob Russell and Tommy O’Brien, before Russell cancelled out Dylan Richardson’s late consolation try. Two soft enough penalties leaked by Leinster saw fly-half Bosch split the posts twice inside the opening 10 minutes. Leinster began the second quarter with their second try, number eight Deegan driving in low to score with Michael Ala’alatoa on the latch. The Sharks went close through replacement Boeta Chamberlain before Werner Kok was held up past the try-line by Ciaran Frawley.

Source: Irish Independent October 28, 2023 21:58 UTC