McKinley extended the lead to 10-0 moments before the break with a penalty as Leinster turned the screw.

Ireland, to their credit clawed their way back into the game through efforts from Brian Kingston and sub James McKinney before a 74th effort from Niall Morris provided the space that the hosts required with a superb counter attacking try, which Ian Madigan converted, to seal a determined and deserved win.

LEINSTER DEVELOPMENT SCORERS: N Morris, P Ryan (1 try each), I McKinley (2 penalties), I Madigan (1 conversion)

IRELAND UNDER-20 SCORERS: B Kingston, J McKinney (1 penalty each)

LEINSTER DEVELOPMENT: I Madigan; S Monahan, E O’Malley CAPTAIN, K Tonetti, M Keating; I McKinley, D Moore; J McGrath, J Harris-Wright, J O’Connell, C Ruddock, M Flanagan, E Sheriff, J Murphy, P Ryan

REPLACEMENTS: R Strauss for Harris-Wright 47 mins; N Morris for McKinley 61 mins; C Lily for Monahan, R Bent for Murphy, D Hudson for Keating all 65 mins; M Moore for O’Connell, C Mallon for Ruddock both 75 mins

IRELAND UNDER-20: A Conway; T O’Halloran, B Macken, D McSharry, S Zebo; B Kingston, M Heaney; D Buckley, R Byrne, S Maguire, B Marshall, B Hayes, D Ryan, B O’Hara CAPTAIN, P Butler

REPLACEMENTS: C O’Hanlon for Zebo 27 mins; R O’Sullivan for O’Hara, B Cagney for Buckley, J Robinson for Maguire all ht; D O’Callaghan for Marshall, R Ruddock for Ryan, E Griffin for O’Halloran all 48 mins; D Doyle for Byrne, J Cooney for Heaney both 62 mins; J McKinney for Kingston 64 mins