Leinster warm to the task

BRITISH AND IRISH CUP Leinster 25 Plymouth Albion 16: LEINSTER SEALED their second successive victory in the British Irish Cup…

BRITISH AND IRISH CUP Leinster 25 Plymouth Albion 16:LEINSTER SEALED their second successive victory in the British Irish Cup when they defeated Plymouth Albion in Greystones on Saturday.

Stephen Keogh opened the scoring for the hosts with Ian McKinley adding the conversion.

Eoin Sheriff extended the lead and Academy scrum-half John Cooney and Michael Keating each crossed, with McKinley adding a penalty.

Mark Lee kicked 11 points for Albion whose sole try came from Robin Copeland.

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LEINSTER: N Morris; S Coghlan-Murray (M Sherlock, 78), Brendan Macken, (Darren Hudson, 46), N Reid, M Keating, : I McKinley, J Cooney (P du Toit, 78); J McGrath, A Dundon (D Doyle, 61), St Maguire (Ben Prescott, 58); E Sheriff (M Flanagan, 78), E O'Donoghue; R Ruddock, J Murphy, S Keogh (B Marshall, 78)

PLYMOUTH ALBION: M Lee, F McLoughlin, C Mitchell, S Johns, J Coleman; K Hallett, R Cushion; D Morton, G O'Meara,R Hopkins; D Collier SM Stephens, W Sprangle, S Matavesi 8: A Carpenter. Replacements: T Kessell, A Davies, R Watts-Jones, G Porter, G Evans, R Copeland, S Hocking.