Leinster Wins 36-19 vs Scarlets, Glasgow 31-10 over Benetton in URC

Leinster returned to winning ways in the United Rugby Championship on Friday with a bonus-point 36-19 victory over Scarlets at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, while Glasgow Warriors strengthened their position at the top of the table by powering to a 31-10 win against Benetton in Scotstoun.

The Irish province, who had suffered back-to-back defeats in recent weeks, welcomed back several Ireland internationals from Six Nations duty, including captain Caelan Doris, Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan, Tadhg Furlong, and Garry Ringrose. Porter made his first appearance since early January after recovering from a calf injury. Despite the reinforcements, Leinster's performance was not their most fluid, as Scarlets mounted a strong challenge in the first half, leading 7-0 after 17 minutes.

The Welsh side opened the scoring when centre Joe Roberts touched down following a grubber kick from Johnny Williams, with fly-half Joe Hawkins converting. Leinster lock Brian Deeny was then sin-binned for repeated infringements, leaving the hosts temporarily a man down. Roberts was yellow-carded shortly after for a deliberate knock-on, and Scarlets flanker Jarrod Taylor followed suit for a dangerous tackle,...