AWAY FROM THE World Cup, the first block of Guinness Pro14 action concluded over the weekend as Leinster, Ulster and Connacht all recorded impressive victories in round three, but Munster’s perfect start to the campaign ended in South Africa.
Joe Tomane celebrates Leinster's win over Edinburgh. Morgan Treacy / INPHO
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Leo Cullen’s Leinster continued their impressive early-season form with a third straight bonus-point win over Edinburgh at the RDS on Friday night, but they sit second behind the Cheetahs in Conference A.
The South African side have enjoyed a superb start to the season and after blowing Ulster away last week, put Munster to the sword in Bloemfontein on Friday evening to sit pretty at the top of their Conference.
It was a disappointing way for Johann van Graan’s side to finish their two-game tour of South Africa, but Ulster did rebound strongly from their defeat at the hands of the Cheetahs with a big win over the Southern Kings on Saturday.
Elsewhere, Conor Fitzgerald inspired Connacht to an important away-day victory over the Dragons at Rodney Parade on Friday night to leave Andy Friend’s side second behind Scarlets in Conference B.
Highlights from all seven of the weekend’s games are available below.
Ryan Bailey steps into the presenter’s chair where he’s joined by Murray Kinsella and Eoin Toolan on the line for Japan to tee up one of the biggest, if not the biggest week in Irish rugby: a World Cup quarter-final against back-to-back champions New Zealand.
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Leinster power on, Fitzgerald impresses and Munster slip up in South Africa
AWAY FROM THE World Cup, the first block of Guinness Pro14 action concluded over the weekend as Leinster, Ulster and Connacht all recorded impressive victories in round three, but Munster’s perfect start to the campaign ended in South Africa.
Leo Cullen’s Leinster continued their impressive early-season form with a third straight bonus-point win over Edinburgh at the RDS on Friday night, but they sit second behind the Cheetahs in Conference A.
The South African side have enjoyed a superb start to the season and after blowing Ulster away last week, put Munster to the sword in Bloemfontein on Friday evening to sit pretty at the top of their Conference.
It was a disappointing way for Johann van Graan’s side to finish their two-game tour of South Africa, but Ulster did rebound strongly from their defeat at the hands of the Cheetahs with a big win over the Southern Kings on Saturday.
Elsewhere, Conor Fitzgerald inspired Connacht to an important away-day victory over the Dragons at Rodney Parade on Friday night to leave Andy Friend’s side second behind Scarlets in Conference B.
Highlights from all seven of the weekend’s games are available below.
Cheetahs 40-16 Munster
Dragons 14-38 Connacht
Leinster 40-14 Edinburgh
Scarlets 54-10 Zebre
Southern Kings 17-42 Ulster
Glasgow Warriors 17-13 Cardiff Blues
Ospreys 24-20 Benetton
Ryan Bailey steps into the presenter’s chair where he’s joined by Murray Kinsella and Eoin Toolan on the line for Japan to tee up one of the biggest, if not the biggest week in Irish rugby: a World Cup quarter-final against back-to-back champions New Zealand.
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