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Published 15:02 12 Jan 2020 GMT
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Dave Kearney, left, celebrates with Leinster team-mates James Lowe, centre, and Jordan Larmour after scoring his side's first try during their win over Lyon at the RDS Arena in Dublin. (Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile)[/caption]
Lyon had their tails up at the start of the second half but Leinster were relentless whenever they got a sniff. They went through phase after phase, stayed confident and eventually wore the visitors down.
Max Deegan, who was excellent again, scored Leinster's fourth try and head coach Leo Cullen then made five substitutions as soon as Ross Byrne lapped over his conversion. On of the subs, Sean Cronin, spotted a defensive gap as Leinster set up another rolling maul and he cantered over.
The Blues' sixth try was teed up by fine work from Garry Ringrose and James Lowe and finished off by Andrew Porter as he picked and heaved the ball onto the Lyon tryline.
The match ended with a brief but fruitless flurry from Lyon. In truth, Leinster were rarely in trouble, even at 21-14 and they have taken scalp number 15.
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