URC: Leinster 28 Edinburgh 20The impressive Scott Penny grabbed a hat-trick of tries at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening as an experimental Leinster side moved to second in the United Rugby Championship table with a hard-earned bonus point triumph over Edinburgh. Scorers – Leinster: S Penny 3 tries, M Deegan try, C Tector 4 cons. Edinburgh: D van der Merwe, M Satala, C Shiel try each, R Thompson pen, con. LEINSTER: A Osborne; J Kenny, R Ioane, C Mangan, R Moloney; C Tector, L McGrath; J Cahir, J McKee, A Sparrow; RG Snyman, B Deeny; M Deegan, S Penny, D Mangan. Replacements: T Dodd for Muncaster (41-43 mins); O Blyth-Lafferty for Hill (46 mins); C Shiel for Vellacott (52 mins); H Morris for J Blyth-Lafferty (57 mins); C Boyle for Douglas, P O’Conor for Lang (both 61 mins); Dodd for Muncaster (67 mins); M Jones for Venter (71 mins); C Scott for Thompson (75 mins).

Source: The Irish Times January 31, 2026 22:03 UTC