LEINSTER RATINGS

RÚAIDHRÍ O’CONNOR

JOEY CARBERY

Limited counterattacking opportunity, while he won’t want to see Earls’ try again. Still, he nailed the winning penalty and got most things right.

ISA NACEWA

Operating on one leg, he got through 40 minutes before being replaced. He’s there for his organisation and presence, but wasn’t able to have much impact.

LUKE McGRATH

Showed his class with a calm performance and made very few mistakes in a high stakes game. Fundamentals were good and he matched up well to Murray.

TADHG FURLONG

Looks like a long season is taking a toll but while the Hollywood moments are diminished, he’s still contributing in the tight and on defence.

RHYS RUDDOCK

On his return from injury, the flanker brought plenty of energy to a tired team and will be stronger for the game-time going into next week.

BENCH IMPACT

It’s not a stretch to say Leinster’s bench won them this game. The replacement front-row of

Cian Healy, James Tracy and Andrew Porter turned the tide at scrum-time, while Tracy won a crucial penalty. Rory O’Loughlin made a number of big contributions and the poach from

Max Deegan secured the win.

JORDAN LARMOUR

Couldn’t escape JJ Hanrahan’s clutches when he found space on the edge, but deft hands helped release others and he was solid defensively.

JAMES LOWE

Munster tried to target Lowe, but he was solid under the high ball and his devastating attacking was key to a tired team getting over the line. Superb role in the try.

JACK McGRATH

Deft hands released Lowe for the Leinster try, while he was a physical presence early on. Won’t be happy that the scrum was under pressure on his watch.

DEVIN TONER

Like the rest of the Bilbao starters, he wasn’t able to get up to the same level as last week but still put in a big shift over the course of 80 minutes.

JORDI MURPHY

Big turnover and carry in the build-up to the Conan try, but faded thereafter as last week’s effort told.

GARRY RINGROSE

Haunted Simon Zebo, nailing him with two big momentum-shifting tackles and while he couldn’t get much room in attack, he was a big presence on ‘D’.

ROSS BYRNE

An understated presence, he delivered some highquality delayed passes to release others and was central to his side’s good attack. Didn’t shirk in defence.

SEÁN CRONIN

Recovered from an early lost lineout to deliver good quality ball, while he was energetic without hitting his normal heights having backed up from last week.

JAMES RYAN

Started like a train with a succession of big moments and, while he ran out of steam and made some mistakes, he still managed 23 tackles.

JACK CONAN

A high-octane performance helped fuel Leinster’s early dominance and he deserved his try. Won big collisions and kept going until the death.

LEO CULLEN

It wasn’t a comfortable afternoon, but he can be happy with how they managed a difficult week as his key selections paid off.