Leinster overcame the absence of captain Isa Nacewa and Jamison Gibson-Park to record a convincing 31-10 victory over Southern Kings in front of a paltry crowd in Port Elizabeth.
The build-up to the first ever Guinness PRO14 game on South African soil had been dominated by New Zealanders Nacewa and Gibson-Park being denied access to the country after changes to visa rules earlier this year.
That did not prove a distraction for the Irish province on the pitch, however, as they recorded five tries to leave the Kings pointless from their opening three games of the season.
Officially the attendance was 3,011, but it appeared the number in the stadium was far less for the Kings' first home outing of the season.
The Kings made a bright start with Masixole Banda booting an early penalty but it all went downhill for them from there.
Nice play from Ed Byrne and Luke McGrath helped Noel Reid go over for the eighth-minute opening try, with Ross Byrne converting to make it 7-3 at half-time.
It took just two minutes for Rory O'Loughlin to go over after the break and when Jack Conan scored try number three after some good pressure five minutes later with Byrne adding the extras, the tourists were in charge.
Joey Carbery made it three tries in nine minutes following a good line-out with Byrne converting again before Carbery had another score disallowed for a knock-on.
Dave Kearney then scored try number five with nine minutes to play before Jacques Nel grabbed a consolation for the home side, converted by Kurt Coleman.
Leinster: Joey Carbery; Adam Byrne, Rory O'Loughlin, Noel Reid, Dave Kearney; Ross Byrne, Luke McGrath; Ed Byrne, Seán Cronin, Andrew Porter; Ross Molony, James Ryan, Rhys Ruddock (captain), Jordi Murphy, Jack Conan.
Replacements: James Tracy for Cronin 53, Cian Healy for Ed Byrne 53, Michael Bent for Porter 53, Josh van der Flier for Murphy 53, Cathal Marsh for Ross Byrne 58, Jordan Larmour for Carbery 58.Mick Kearney for Ruddock 60, Nick McCarthy for McGrath 68.
Southern Kings: Masixole Banda; Yaw Penxe, Berton Klaasen, Luzuko Vulindlu, Sibusiso Sithole; Kurt Coleman, Rudi van Rooyen; Schalk Ferreira, Michael Willemse (capt), Luvuyo Pupuma, Stephan Greeff, Dries van Schalkwyk, Khaya Majola, Victor Sekekete, Andisa Ntsila.
