Leinster overcame a tougher-than-expected challenge from a much-changed Sale Sharks, pulling clear in the second half to seal a 37-27 Investec Champions Cup win at the RDS.
Despite not capitalising on Robbie Henshaw’s early sin-binning, Sale led 13-11 at half-time thanks to two Rob du Preez penalties and a slickly-crafted try from Connor Doherty.
An off-colour Leinster, six days on from winning in La Rochelle, were 10 points in arrears at one stage. Josh van der Flier crossed just before the break, adding to Ciaran Frawley’s brace of penalties.
However, Leo Cullen’s men controlled most of final 40 minutes, with Jamison Gibson-Park touching down before James Harper’s return from the sin bin.
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