Robbie Henshaw and Jimmy O’Brien, who made their comebacks from injury, could now come back into frame for Andy Farrell. Worse, he was sent to the sinbin in the 13th minute for a late, no-arms tackle on Ben Thomas. The hosts turned down another facile three-pointer 15 minutes from the break after Leinster were offside defending inside their 22. Cardiff dug in well to control the closing stages, with the victory moving them up to third in the URC table on 40 points, one point off Leinster. LEINSTER: J O’Brien; JJ Kenny, R Ioane, R Henshaw, R Moloney; H Byrne, F Gunne; J Cahir, J McKee, A Sparrow; A Spicer, B Deeny; M Deegan, S Penny, J Culhane.

Source: The Irish Times February 28, 2026 06:18 UTC