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Leinster beat Connacht 50-5 as Joey Carbery scores 20 points
Leinster beat Connacht 50-5 in a United Rugby Championship match in Galway.
Fly-half Joey Carbery scored 20 points in Leinster’s seven-try win.
Carbery returned to Leinster this summer, eight years after leaving the Irish province.
Connacht’s Dave Heffernan scored their only try, and his team did not add to their five points after the 28th minute.
Leinster move up to third in the league table, while Connacht stay eighth; their nearest rivals for the final play-off place have a game in hand.
Both teams were without their Ireland internationals ahead of upcoming Nations Championship fixtures.
Leinster beat Connacht 50-5 in the United Rugby Championship in Galway.
Joey Carbery scored 20 points for Leinster, including a try, six conversions and a penalty.
Leinster scored seven tries, while Connacht’s only try came from Dave Heffernan.
Leinster moved up to third in the URC table, while Connacht remained eighth.
Connacht’s nearest challengers for the final play-off place had a game in hand.
- Who
- Leinster and Connacht.
- What
- Leinster won 50-5, scoring seven tries.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- Dexcom Stadium in Galway.
- Why
- The teams met in a United Rugby Championship match.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Gus McCarthy and Jordan Larmour scored for Leinster, and Dave Heffernan scored Connacht’s only try.
Leinster led 21-5.
Max Deegan and Joey Carbery scored tries for Leinster.
Fintan Gunne scored Leinster’s seventh try.
- Final score
- Leinster 50-5 Connacht
- Carbery’s points
- 20
- Leinster tries
- 7
- Connacht try scorer
- Dave Heffernan
- Venue
- Dexcom Stadium, Galway
- URC positions
- Leinster third; Connacht eighth