LEINSTER LATE SHOW

LEINSTER were in danger of suffering their first home Magners League defeat since September 2008 before taking a stranglehold in the second half and running out narrow 20-16 winners against the Ospreys last night.

This top-of-the-table clash fizzed along in the opening period with the Ospreys very much in the ascendancy.

An impressive display from fly-half Dan Biggar, who converted his own try and kicked three penalties, had the visitors 16-10 ahead at the interval. But Leinster's canny knack of finishing on top in tight games helped them edge ahead in the second half, with centre Fergus McFadden converting Shaun Berne's try and grabbing the insurance points from a late penalty for Leinster's 14th straight league win at the RDS to put them within touching distance of the semi-finals.

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