Leinster find their form

Leinster 42 Newport 14 Leinster showed the form they are capable of when beating Newport by 42 points to 14 at Donnybrook tonight…

Leinster 42 Newport 14Leinster showed the form they are capable of when beating Newport by 42 points to 14 at Donnybrook tonight.

Leading 15-6 from the first half Leinster took the game by the scruff of the neck and eventually ran over four late tries - one courtesy of a storming run from Ireland's Malcolm O'Kelly - to finish convincing winners.

The four tries were enough to secure the bonus point that was necessary to maintain hope of qualification into the next round.

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