In a gap half that featured only one solitary attempt, the dominant theme was Leinster’s superiority within the scrum.

With former Leinster participant Michael Ala’alatoa showing to battle on their tight-head facet, Munster couldn’t become familiar with their opposing entrance row, who have been ready to make use of the set-piece to alleviate strain time and time once more.

Regardless of these difficulties, Munster nonetheless loved loads of territory however have been missing in accuracy when it got here to the crunch.

Jack Crowley missed contact in what was a typically poor kicking show from these in purple, whereas a Mike Haley knock-on after a poor Tom Farrell move ended one other assault.

Leinster struggled to transform their very own alternatives however did take a 7-0 lead into the break due to Van der Flier’s early rating.

After a kind of preliminary scrum penalties, the guests kicked to the nook with Ronan Kelleher discovering Caelan Doris from the next line-out.

Whereas the maul made solely marginal headway, there was to be no stopping Van der Flier when the again row peeled off the again and ran via the deal with of Craig Casey to attain.

In what continued to be a low-scoring and disjointed sport after the break, Harry Byrne and Crowley traded penalties 1 / 4 of an hour after the restart.

Approaching the ultimate quarter, Byrne added one other three factors with the boot however, as either side turned to their benches, it felt a sport already missing in circulate was changing into much more disjointed.

Substitute centre Dan Kelly’s attempt within the seventieth minute arrange an absorbing end however, attempt as they could and regardless of loads of late possession, Munster couldn’t discover a means via the Leinster defence for the telling rating.

In fact, whereas the sport didn’t lack depth or ferocity, given the paucity of attacking high quality on present, it was a becoming finish to such a contest.

Each side face one other interprovincial derby within the URC subsequent week with Munster travelling to Ulster on Friday and Leinster internet hosting Connacht the next day.