Overview
- Josh van der Flier scored on six minutes and Harry Byrne added two penalties, while Dan Kelly’s late try and a Jack Crowley penalty could not close the gap after a missed conversion.
- Leinster controlled key scrums and delivered a final defensive stop to secure the result in Limerick.
- The champions took four United Rugby Championship points, with Munster earning a losing bonus point.
- Van der Flier was named player of the match, with Leinster locks Joe McCarthy and James Ryan prominent and Munster’s Edwin Edogbo impressing up front.
- The result followed Munster’s October win at Croke Park in the rivalry and was played before a sell-out crowd of 26,006 under referee Peter Martin.