Overview
- Leinster raced 14-0 ahead inside eight minutes before indiscipline and a 26th‑minute yellow for Joe McCarthy helped Connacht rally to a 17-14 lead.
- Sam Prendergast's try on the stroke of half-time restored a 19-17 advantage, and he finished with six conversions from eight attempts.
- Leinster then scored five unanswered tries after the break through Brian Deeny, Charlie Tector, Tommy O’Brien (2) and JJ Kenny to seal an eight-try haul.
- Dan Sheehan and Tector had opened the scoring, with Jamison Gibson‑Park influential throughout and cited as man of the match in player ratings.
- The victory made it seven in a row for Leinster as Connacht slipped to a third straight defeat, with one report noting a halftime refereeing change that was not confirmed elsewhere.