Leinster overwhelm Ulster

Rugby Under-21 Leinster 56 Ulster 12The Leinster Under-21s mesmerised their Ulster counterparts with a dazzling display that produced eight tries to keep them in touch with the Under-21 interprovincial championship leaders Munster at Donnybrook last night.

Leinster led 31-0 at half-time with tries from Alex Dunlop, Steven Grissing and two from massive number eight Jamie Heaslip. Ulster's two second half tries from Richard McCarter and Glenn Moore were more than offset as Ken Copeland, Kevin McLaughlin, C O'Byrne and David Foran crossed for Leinster.

SCORING SEQUENCE: 3: C Sharpe pen. 3-0; 6: A Dunlop try 8-0; 17: C Sharpe pen. 11-0; 29: C Sharpe pen. 14-0; 33: S Grissing try 19-0; 37: J Heaslip try 24-0; 39: J Heaslip try, M Hewitt con 31-0; 49: K Copeland try 36-0; 50: R McCarter try 36-5; 58: P De Barra drop goal 39-5; 63: K McLaughlin try 44-5; 68: G Moore try, McCarter con, 44-12; 79: C O'Byrne try 49-12; 82: D Foran try, Hewitt con, 56-12:

LEINSTER UNDER-21: M Hewitt; D Foran, K Copeland, K Coleman, S Grissing; C Sharpe, S Gibney; J Wickham, O McCormack, K Doyle, D Gannon, A Dunlop, K McLaughlin, D O'Brien, J Heaslip. Replacements: C O'Byrne for Doyle (31 mins-temp; for Wickham 64); P de Barra for Sharpe (43 mins); C Willis for Gibney and S Morrissey for Coleman (61 mins); D Upton for McLaughlin (71 mins); D Gavin for McCormack (75 mins).

ULSTER UNDER-21: T Horner; R McCarter, A Trimble, T Bowe, P McKenzie; G Steenson, S Auld; N Conlon, P Currie, A Kirkpatrick, L Stevenson, R Caldwell, M Willis, O Hennessy, C Henry. Replacements: G Maxwell for Currie (47 mins); D Houston for Caldwell and G Moore for Willis, M Kirkwood for Auld and N Patterson for Steenson (59 mins); J McLaughlin for Horner (71 mins); J Andress for Kirkpatrick (75 mins).

Referee: B Fitzgerald (Munster Branch).