Leinster 31 Sharks 5
Gus McCarthy of Leinster celebrates with teammate Diarmuid Mangan after scoring their fifth try during the United Rugby Championship win over Sharks at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
After a humbling fortnight down in South Africa, Leinster returned home and took their anger out on the Sharks to get the defence of their URC title back on track.
Defeats to the Stormers and Bulls left Leinster playing catch-up, but they had no such trouble against South African opposition this time around, as the frustratingly inconsistent and ill-disciplined Sharks again flattered to deceive, despite having recalled several of their Springbok stars.