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Second-half gas sees Leinster power past Cardiff

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Dublin , Ireland - 1 March 2025; RG Snyman of Leinster is tackled by Will Davies-King, left, and Liam Belcher of Cardiff during the United Rugby Championship match between Leinster and Cardiff Rugby at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. (Photo By Seb Daly/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

A run of four unanswered tries either side of half-time saw United Rugby Championship leaders Leinster beat Cardiff 42-24.

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Newly-capped Ireland prop Jack Boyle’s late first-half score gave the hosts a 14-12 interval lead at the Aviva Stadium.

Cardiff had cancelled out John McKee’s maul try with two converted efforts from Harri Millard (17 minutes) and Thomas Young (29).

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      However, Max Deegan and captain Luke McGrath widened the margin to 16 points during Alex Mann’s sin-binning, before Charlie Tector burst through for the best try of the lot.

      Millard and replacement Ellis Bevan delivered a deserved bonus point for Cardiff, but replacement Rob Russell wrapped it up for Leo Cullen’s men.

      Leinster hooker McKee was driven over in the 14th minute, setting up Ross Byrne for the first of his six successful conversions.

      A couple of minutes later, lively winger Millard finished at pace after Callum Sheedy had deftly put Cam Winnett breaking through.

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      Young pivoted his way over on the half-hour mark, as Cardiff’s forwards capitalised on a close-in tap penalty. Sheedy converted to make it 12-7.

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      Although Millard did well to hold up McKee, McGrath managed to put Boyle over in the corner. Byrne’s reliable right boot split the sides.

      Cardiff replacement Mann’s sin-binning for a cynical offside, early on the resumption, opened the game up further. Deegan lunged over from close range.

      McGrath joined him in sniping over from a ruck, and player-of-the-match Tector’s rampaging run from 30 metres out left it 35-12.

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      Cardiff had more in the tank, with Millard scoring from a Winnet grubber kick, before the fast-breaking Gabriel Hamer-Webb fed Bevan for a 69th-minute bonus point try.

      Nonetheless, with five minutes remaining, Leinster capped their 12th successive URC victory of the season with Russell’s diving finish past Danny Southworth.

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