Leinster (13) 30TRY: Isa Nacewa, Jamie Heaslip, Sean Cronin. CON: Johnny Sexton (3) PEN: Johnny Sexton (3)Ulster (11) 18TRY: Craig Gilroy (2) CON: Paddy Jackson. PEN: Paddy Jackson (2)
Ulster’s season ended with a whimper, once again, as they went down 30 – 18 to Leinster at the RDS on Friday night.
Leinster raced into a 13 point lead, through an Isa Nacewa try, two Sexton penalties and a conversion, before Ulster pulled it back to 13 – 11 at the break, a Craig Gilroy try boosting two earlier penalties from Paddy Jackson.
The hosts pulled away in the second half with tries from Jamie Heaslip and Sean Cronin before Gilroy crossed for his second of the night.
I’d predicted an Ulster win, with Leinster having a big first quarter to take a lead into the break, and for much of the . . .
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