Leinster 30 Munster 22When you know how to win, you know how to win. There was much to admire in the ambition and width which Munster brought to the contest. Photograph: Bryan Keane/InphoAnd yet, as on the scoreboard, for the most part Leinster kept them at arm’s length, hardly competing at the breakdown, and comfortably keeping their numbers across the line. SCORING SEQUENCE: 10 mins penalty try 7-0; 15 mins Lowe try, Byrne con 14-0; 20 mins Beirne try 14-5; 28 mins Stander try, Carbery con 14-12; 33 mins Byrne pen 17-12; 40 (+3 mins) Byrne pen 20-12; (half-time 20-12); 45 mins Lowe try, Byrne con 27-12; 56 mins Carbery pen 27-15; 67 mins Mathewson try, Carbery con 27-22; 70 mins Byrne pen 30-22. LEINSTER: Rob Kearney; Fergus McFadden, Rory O’Loughlin, Robbie Henshaw, James Lowe; Ross Byrne, Jamison Gibson-Park; Jack McGrath, James Tracy, Michael Bent; Devin Toner, James Ryan; Rhys Ruddock (capt), Dan Leavy, Seán O’Brien.

Source: The Irish Times October 06, 2018 19:30 UTC