Leinster 29-9 Connacht: Leinster were made to work hard and eventually had to rely on two second half tries from Gordon D'Arcy before they overcame a stubborn Connacht side in tonight's Celtic Magners League fixture at the RDS.
On paper this should have been an easier encounter than Leinster made it for themselves. However, Michael Cheika's men found themselves trailing 9-6 to their western rivals at the break.
That said, Christian Warner held a 100 per cent record with the boot - seven from seven - while Connacht fell away in the final quarter to give Leinster a somewhat flattering scoreline.
Luke Fitzgerald made a strong run before off loading to Jamie Heaslip, who in turn took a heavy hit before putting D'Arcy through for his opening try. The Ireland centre picked up a great pass from Shane Horgan and ran the line before cutting in to score his second try of the evening.
Elsewhere tonight Ulster lost 25-6 away to Glasgow.
Magners Celtic League Results
Glasgow 25-6 Ulster
Leinster 29-9 Connacht
League of Ireland Premier Division
Bohemians 0-0 Longford Town
Derry City 1-1 Shamrock Rovers
Drogheda United 1-1 Bray Wanderers
UCD 0-3 St Patrick's Athletic
Waterford United 0-0 Galway United