Dan Sheehan of Leinster, hidden, dives over to score his side’s fourth try during the United Rugby Championship win over Ulster at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile
They left it late, but a less than convincing Leinster finally got the job done, coming from behind to see off a battling Ulster who had led 17-7 at the halfway point.
As had been expected, the powerful Leinster bench made the difference, Dan Sheehan – who scored the winning try which brought the bonus point – as well as Tadhg Furlong, and the McCarthys, Paddy and Joe, gradually wore Ulster down up front, their extra physicality proving crucial in this interpro even though this was still a dissatisfying performance.