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Leaky Leinster get job done in South Africa

Dan Leavy was among the try-scorers
Dan Leavy was among the try-scorers

Leinster extended their lead at the top of the Guinness Pro14 Conference B with a bonus-point win over the Southern Kings. 

Without a number of Ireland internationals in their ranks the champions scored five first-half tries to all but seal the victory. 

Adam Byrne, Jamison Gibson-Park, Dan Leavy and Max Deegan all touched down in the opening 40 minutes, with a penalty try contributing to a 33-12 lead. 

Leo Cullen's side could only add one more - from Bryan Byrne - after the break, while the hosts scored their fifth try of the day late on to claim two points of their own and move off the bottom of the table. 

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Meanwhile, Gethin Jenkins brought the curtain down on his illustrious playing career in Cardiff Blues' convincing 37-0 victory over Zebre at the Arms Park.

Prop Jenkins, capped 129 times by Wales, came on in the 57th minute to make his 195th appearance for Blues, who scored five tries to pick up a valuable five points in the hotly-contested Conference A.

Rey Lee-Lo scored two and Tom Williams, Nick Williams and Kirby Myhill one apiece, with Steven Shingler adding two penalties and three conversions.

The win avenged Blues' shock 26-24 defeat at Zebre, but the hosts lacked any fluency behind the scrum where the likes of Willis Halaholo, Gareth Anscombe and Jarrod Evans were badly missed.

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