New season, but a familiar result. Leinster have been stockpiling bonus-point wins in this competition for a long time and last night’s five-try victory against Edinburgh was no different. Their long-standing issue is converting all that regular season dominance into silverware after three seasons without a trophy.

Edinburgh begin their URC season with a disappointing defeat at home to an understrength, but more ruthless, Leinster.

It was just as well for the Irish as they had Ross Byrne sin-binned before Matt Scott scored for Edinburgh in the last action of the match, with Healy converting, as they secured a losing bonus point.

Leinster are off to a winning start in this season's United Rugby Championship.Leo Cullen's side withstood a late Edinburgh surge to beat the hosts by 33

First up for the side is an away trip to Edinburgh with the game taking place at 7.35 pm at Dam Health Stadium. Today's game will be broadcast live on TG4 and the TG4 Player as well as Premier Sports. The Irish Mirror will have live score updates throughout the game.

Leinster's mix and match side were busy bees at the Hive Stadium as they opened their account for the new URC season with a five-try victory. Young guns Charlie Tector and Sam Prendergast shone against an Edinburgh side that really put it up to Leo Cullen's side in an exciting game on a cold and wet night.

Ben Vellacott and Moisese Tuipulotu fail to deal with a tricky kick in behind from Leinster. The centre who arrived from the Waratahs in summer knocks on which offers the Irish province some respite with the put in at scrum time on the Edinburgh 22-line.

Leinster 33. LEINESTER LAUNCHED THEIR bid to claim a first United Rugby Championship title since 2021 with a bonus-point victory over Edinburgh at Hive Stadium. Jamison Gibson-Par

Jack Conan, Jamison Gibson-Park and Leo Cullen react to Leinster's two-point win away to Edinburgh as the URC kicks off in entertaining fashion