Leinster edge Glasgow and will face Scarlets in play-offs

Rugby World Cup:

Leinster: (7) 13

Try: J O’Brien Con: Prendergast Pens: Frawley, Prendergast

Glasgow: (0) 5

Leinster’s hard-fought 13-5 victory over the Glasgow Warriors at Aviva Stadium marked the end of their United Rugby Championship (URC) regular season.

After being denied a try earlier in the match, Jimmy O’Brien scored the only try for Leo Cullen’s side in the first 26 minutes.

After the visitors responded with George Horne’s try, Sam Prendergast’s penalty extended the lead, but Ciaran Frawley’s late penalty secured the win.

Following the Welsh side’s disappointing defeat against the Sharks on Saturday, Leinster will now face the Scarlets in the quarter-finals on Saturday, May 31 (15:00 BST).

Sione Tuipulotu, a centre for Scotland, returned from injury after a long absence from the team, who enjoyed the majority of the ground in the Aviva Stadium’s opening period without really putting a strain on.

With Adam Hastings’ penalty kick wide, they wasted a good chance to take the lead on nine minutes.

O’Brien believed he had scored the opening try in Leinster’s first real attack after 21 minutes.

O’Brien gathered and scored as a result of Prendergast’s quick penalty, which was disallowed because Prendergast was too far ahead of the penalty’s recipient.

Five minutes later, however, O’Brien was not denied as Glasgow conceded a free-kick at the scrum, and Fintan Gunne chose to tap and go, handing the ball to Jordie Barrett, who later found Prendergast.

Tuipulotu was replaced at half-time as he recovers from a stellar performance.

After the restart, Cullen’s side were sloppy and had a number of accuracy errors, but they did advance even further thanks to a Prendergast penalty.

After Sebastian Cancelliere had poked the ball through him, but Hastings missed the conversion, Glasgow responded with their first points of the evening when substitute Horne grounded the ball.

After Glasgow were found guilty of offside, Leinster replacement Frawley kicked a late penalty to ensure the victory.

Keenan, T O’Brien, Henshaw, Barrett, J O’Brien, Prendergast, Gunne, Porter, Sheehan, Clarkson, Snyman, Ryan, Baird, Penny, Conan (capt.), Leinster Rugby.

Replacements: Boyle, Furlong, Mangan, Deegan, McGrath, Frawley, Osborne, Boyle, Boyle, Boyle.

Rowe, Cancelliere, Jones, Tuipulotu, Steyn, Hastings, Afshar, Bhatti, Stephen Richardson, Oguntibeju, Samuel, Duncan, Duncan, Darge, Ferrie, and others are the Glasgow Warriors.

Hiddleston, McBeth, Walker, Du Preez, Cummings, McDowall, Horne, Jordan, and others.