Leinster required two late penalties to clinch the Under-21 Interprovincial series in this championship decider at Stradbrook on Saturday. Donovan Rossi twice found the mark just when it seemed Ulster would deny Leinster a grand slam of wins.
Ulster went seven points to the good after prop Chris Schofield charged over with Derek McComb adding the conversion. A subseqent penalty left them 100 up at the interval but Leinster dominated the second period. Wing forward Eoin Collins scored a try which Andrew Dunne converted but after Dunne hurt his ankle, Rossi was called in to take charge of the kicking responsibilities and proved well up to the task.
LEINSTER: F Baynes; J Norton, K Lewis, S Moore, D Campion; A Dunne, S Keogh; N Foxe, D Blayney, N Treston, E Keane, T Hogan, N Breslin, E Collins, D Dillon. Replacements: D Rossi for Campion (20), A O'Brien for Foxe (50), A Kearney for Breslin (50), N Ross for Baynes (68), C McPhillips for Dunne (68).
ULSTER: D McComb; J Cuppitt, S Mallon, R Milliken, C Kitchen; P Wallace, D Spence; N Brady, R Urquhart, C Schofield, G Brown, D Barbour, G Shaw, N Best, C McCarey. Replacements: R Allen for Milliken (30), A Emerson for Barbour (68), G O Kane for Shaw (68).
Referee: G Bennett (MRA).
