Leinster bounce back from opening defeat with victory over Sharks
Max 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.
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Leo Cullen: Win v Sharks 'a step in the right direction'
Leo Cullen says Leinster have taken a "step in the right direction" with their bonus-point win against the Sharks, but admits his side still looked a bit rusty as they picked up their first victory of the season.
Leinster bounce back in dominant fashion against Sharks
Max 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. Well-taken scores from Jordan Larmour and Deegan steered Leo Cullen's men into a 12-6 half-time lead. A brace of early penalties from Curwin Bosch put the Sharks on the board. 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. His second strike was from halfway, but came after Larmour had opened the hosts' try account for the evening.
Glasgow power to opening URC victory over Leinster at Scotstoun
A Glasgow side containing seven members of Scotland’s Rugby World Cup squad were pushed all the way by Leinster before eventually securing a bonus-point 43-25 win in round one of the BKT United Rugby Championship.
Leinster open United Rugby Championship campaign with loss at Glasgow Warriors
A Leinster side missing their World Cup contingent opened their BKT United Rugby Championship campaign with a 43-25 loss to Glasgow Warriors, who claimed a bonus point.
Leinster's Robbie Henshaw and Rónan Kelleher in mix for Sharks clash
Leinster's Robbie Henshaw and Rónan Kelleher will be given more time to prove their fitness ahead of Saturday’s BKT United Rugby Championship quarter-final against Cell C Sharks.
Lowe out for Leinster but Van der Flier and Baird in mix
Josh van der Flier and Ryan Baird are among a handful of Leinster players facing fitness battles ahead of Saturday's Heineken Champions Cup semi-final against Toulouse, while James Lowe has been ruled out.
URC teams: Prendergast to make Leinster bow
Ireland Under-20s star Sam Prendergast will make his Leinster debut after being handed the out-half jersey for their clash with the Emirates Lions (Saturday, 3pm) .