It was a proud day for the province on Saturday when Leinster duo Dave Kearney and Jack McGrath both made their international debut in Ireland’s 40-9 victory over Samoa in the Aviva Stadium…
It was a good day for the province all round and began brightly when scrum domination help Ireland lead 14-6 by half-time with Peter O’Mahony running in a try for the home side.
George Pisi’s sin-binning was exploited by the hosts after the break as replacement back-row Sean O’Brien notched a try. Dundalk man Dave Kearney then added two tries with provincial colleague Fergus McFadden also touching down as the Samoans tired.
