Leinster A 14 Edinburgh A 15CENTRE FERGUS McFadden hit the post in attempting to convert Niall Morris's 75th-minute try to consign Leinster A to a defeat by Edinburgh A at Anglesea Road yesterday.
While McFadden shot two penalties in the third and 10th minutes, Edinburgh stayed in touch with a try from Matt Dey before McFadden made it 9-5 on the half-hour. A penalty by David Blair squeezed the gap and the conversion of Ben Meyer’s try made all the difference as McFadden failed to swing it for Leinster.
LEINSTER A:N Morris; G Brown, K Tonetti, F McFadden, S Keogh; P O'Donohoe, C Keane; R McCormack, B Blaney, J Hagan, C Jowitt, C McInerney, K McLaughlin, P Ryan, S Keogh (capt). Replacements: D Moore for Keane (44 mins), S Monahan for Brown, J Harris-Wright for Blaney, E Sheriff for McInerney (all 51 mins).
EDINBURGH A:T Brown; C Kinloch, M Dey, S Wilson, M Robertson; D Blair, B Meyer; I Brown, A Kelly, R Grant, N Patrick, B Gissing, O Palapoi, C Forrester, S Cross (capt). Replacements: S Lawrie for Kelly (64 mins), G Shields for Brown (68 mins).
Referee:C Barry (Leinster Branch).
