PRO14 Round 8 Highlights: Southern Kings v Leinster Rugby

Leinster opened up a nine point Conference lead with a 38-31 away win over the Kings in an extremely windy round 8 Pro14 clash. The Kings opened the scoring with an early try, but Leinster hit back with a try and penalty try for a 12-5 lead. Despite picking up two yellow cards, the Kings pulled level with an intercept try making it 12-12. However, Leinster would finish the first half strongly, running in three tries inside the final 4 minutes for a comfortable 33-12 lead at the break. The Kings got off to the perfect start in the second half, with their third try reducing the deficit to 33-19. Leinster went over for their sixth try to all but wrap up the match at 38-19, but the Kings fought to the end, crossing for two late scores to secure two losing bonus points.