Leinster A seal fifth victory in a row with three second-half tries

Tries scored by Bryan Byrne, Luke McGrath and Andrew Boyle

Leinster’s Luke McGrath: crossed for a try in the 65th minute at Donnybrook. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho
Leinster’s Luke McGrath: crossed for a try in the 65th minute at Donnybrook. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho

Leinster A 23 Moseley 13

Holders Leinster made it five wins from five at Donnybrook on Friday night with second-half tries from Bryan Byrne, Luke McGrath and Andrew Boyle.

The tie was level until Moseley's Greg Charlton was binned for tackling Sam Coghlan-Murray in the air, outhalf Cathal Marsh taking advantage of the numerical superiority with penalties in the 32nd and 35th minutes.Moseley got back on terms when outhalf Will Hooley struck either side of the break.

Leinster lock Ben Marshall was binned for obstructing Alex Woolford and Moseley hit the front when winger Mike Penn touched down for Hooley's conversion to make it 13-6 in the 44th minute.

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The response was swift, Leinster hooker Byrne grounding the ball at the rear of a maul with McGrath tearing away for a second try in four minutes to lead 16-13 in the 65th minute. Replacement wing Andy Boyle flew to the right corner for Marsh to kick the extras as Moseley were forced to defend.

LEINSTER: D Hudson; S Coghlan-Murray, C O'Shea, J Coghlan, D Fanning; C Marsh, L McGrath (capt); E Byrne, B Byrne, T Furlong, B Marshall, Q Roux, J Conan, J van der Flier, L Auva'a. Replacements: A Boyle for Coghlan-Murray 62 mins; P Dooley for Furlong 73 mins; R Molony for Roux, R Byrne for Marsh both 78 mins; C Culleton for B Byrne, G Austen for Van der Flier both 79 mins.

MOSELEY: A Carter; M Penn, S Armstrong, G King, M Williams; W Hooley, A Day; T Warren, R Buckley, S Thorp, A Woolford, G Charlton, N Mason (capt), O Robinson, B Lawrence. Replacements: M Williams for Buckley ht; A Parkins for Thorp 61 mins; C Voisey for Warren, J Carpenter for Robinson both 65 mins; C Ryan for Hooley, W Owen for Armstrong, D Brazier for Day all 69 mins.

Referee: D Jones, Wales.