Leinster score seven tries in 50-5 win over Connacht

Leinster defeated Connacht 50-5 in the United Rugby Championship at Dexcom Stadium in Galway, scoring seven tries in a one-sided Round 5 match. Joey Carbery contributed 20 points as the visitors extended their winning run against Connacht to 14 matches, according to the match report. Leinster took control early, with Gus McCarthy and Jordan Larmour scoring in the opening stages. Todd Lawlor added a third try before halftime, while Connacht’s only try came from Dave Heffernan, who finished a driving maul. Carbery converted Leinster’s first three tries, leaving his side 21-5 ahead at the break. Carbery added a penalty early in the second half, then Max Deegan scored Leinster’s bonus-point try. Carbery crossed for a try of his own around the hour mark, and later tries from Ciaran Mangan and Fintan Gunne completed the scoring. Carbery finished with one try, six conversions and a penalty. The win was Leinster’s third in a row in the competition and moved the side to third in the table, according to match coverage. Accounts placed Connacht either eighth or ninth after the game, so their precise position cannot be established from the reports. The result came at the end of Leinster’s...