Cardiff manage to steal the lineout ball and Williams clears to touch just beyond the 22

Leinster are awarded a penalty as Rees is guilty of kicking the ball out of a ruck. Byrne sends the ball into the corner

Leinster send the ball through the hands to Kearney who makes good ground before he is hauled down

Free kick Leinster as the scrum is unstable. Conan takes it quickly and now the home side come on the charge

Leinster win the scrum and Conan picks from the base. The ball is worked wide towards Adam Byrne but it goes forward off a Cardiff player, scrum Leinster

Williams fires the ball back to Shingler in the pocket, he tries to clear the ball downfield but he knocks it on handing early scrum possession to Leinster

Byrne kicks off and the game is underway

Hello and welcome to Ultimate Rugby's live coverage of this PRO14 clash between Leinster and Cardiff Blues at the RDS in Dublin. The home side got their domestic campaign off to a flying start last week with a comprehensive victory over Dragons. Cardiff on the other hand, suffered a 10 point defeat at home to Edinburgh and will be looking to make amends this evening. Stay tuned for live commentary and score updates ahead of what promises to be a cracking game of rugby.