Leinster A 17 Munster A 11:THE LEINSTER understudies gained some level of retribution for an earlier season defeat to Munster A by clipping the wings of their southern colleagues at Donnybrook yesterday.
Openside Seán O'Brien continued to impress by scoring Leinster's first try and making the second for scrumhalf Chris Keane. Centre Fergus McFadden kicked the points in a performance that showed the benefit of multiple matches over the last month or more.
Munster were not able to show the same level of potency in attack. Wing Ciarán O'Boyle shot through from Tommy O'Donnell's slick pass in the 51st minute for their only try and outhalf Paul Warwick kicked a pair of penalties.
LEINSTER A: Felix Jones; G Brown, E O'Malley, F McFadden, S Keogh; I Nacewa, C Keane; R McCormack, J Fogarty, J Hagan, C Jowitt, T Hogan, K McLaughlin, S O'Brien, S Keogh (capt). Replacements: P O'Donohoe for Nacewa, B Blaney for Fogarty (both h-t); K Tonetti for O'Malley, N Morris for Brown (both 56 mins); R Murphy for Hagan (58 mins); D Moore for Keane (77 mins).
MUNSTER A: D Hurley; A Horgan, K Lewis, E Ryan, C O'Boyle; P Warwick, M Prendergast; D Ryan, D Fogarty, T Ryan, M Melbourne, D Foley, B Holland, J O'Sullivan, J Coughlan. Replacements: T O'Donnell for O'Sullivan ht; D Williams for Prendergast, N Williams for Holland both 50 mins; I Nagle for Melbourne 54 mins; M Essex for Fogarty 60 mins; S Archer for Ryan, S Deasy for Horgan both 65 mins.
Referee: M Black (IRFU)
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