Leinster Score Eight Tries in 50-26 Win

Munster extended their United Rugby Championship winning run to five with a hard-fought 17-15 victory over Connacht at Thomond Park, Jack O’Donoghue scoring two tries and a late Paul Boyle TMO-credited score deciding the match after Byron Ralston suffered an early knee injury. Leinster, depleted by 22 internationals, bounced back from their derby defeat to Munster with an eight-try, 50-26 bonus-point win over Zebre at the Aviva Stadium, with six debutants featuring and Joshua Kenny and Alex Soroka each grabbing two tries while debutants Jerry Cahir and Hugo McLaughlin also crossed. The Leinster match featured significant disciplinary action: Andrew Osborne was shown a red card and Zebre’s Thomas Dominguez had a sin-bin upgraded on review. Across the weekend Ulster suffered their first defeat of the season against the Lions at Ellis Park, shifting the top-of-table picture as teams head into the international break and the Autumn Nations Series.