Round Six of the Magners League saw the Leinster-Munster clash set a new attendance record, while out west, Ulster outbattled Connacht to move back to the top of the table.
An ethusiastic 27,252-strong crowd were enthralled at Lansdowne Road as Leinster secured a bonus point 27-20 victory over the Heineken Cup champions.
The previous attendance record was set last May when Leinster travelled to the Millennium Stadium to face Cardiff Blues in front of 15,327 spectators.
Also on Friday night, Ulster took the game to Connacht at the Sportsground, moving three tries clears before a late rally saw the hosts pinch a losing bonus point. The final scored was 24-17.
The final league game of the weekend saw Glasgow Warriors defeat Border Reivers 25-0 at Hughenden - Warriors' Colin Gregor bagged a personal haul of 20 points.
...Ulster full-back Bryn Cunningham, who scored his province's third and final try at the Sportsground last Friday to take his try tally for the league campaign to three in six games...
MAGNERS LEAGUE TABLE:
Team P W D L F A TB LB Pts
Ulster 6 4 0 2 158 106 2 1 19
Llanelli Scarlets 5 4 0 1 140 106 3 0 19
Leinster 5 3 0 2 109 98 2 1 15
Edinburgh 5 3 1 1 87 77 0 1 15
Ospreys 5 3 0 2 82 98 0 1 13
Connacht 6 2 1 3 114 139 0 1 11
Cardiff Blues 4 2 0 2 74 56 0 2 10
Newport Gwent Dragons 4 2 0 2 91 86 0 2 10
Glasgow Warriors 6 2 0 4 107 109 0 2 10
Munster 5 2 0 3 76 94 0 1 9
Border Reivers 5 0 0 5 44 113 0 1 1
TOP TRY SCORERS:
Name Team Tries
Darren Daniel Llanelli Scarlets 5
Aled Brew Newport Gwent Dragons 3
Bryn Cunningham Ulster 3
Gavin Evans Llanelli Scarlets 3
Denis Hickie Leinster 3
Regan King Llanelli Scarlets 3
Matt Mostyn Connacht 3
Paul Steinmetz Ulster 3
Lee Byrne Ospreys 2
Thom Evans Glasgow Warriors 2
Trevor Hogan Leinster 2
Shane Horgan Leinster 2
Dafydd James Llanelli Scarlets 2
Brian O'Driscoll Leinster 2
David Wallace Munster 2
Paul Warwick Connacht 2
TOP POINTS SCORERS:
Name Team T C PG DG Pts
David Humphreys Ulster 1 13 19 0 88
Mark McHugh Connacht 1 5 17 0 66
Stephen Jones Llanelli Scarlets 0 11 11 0 55
Chris Paterson Edinburgh 1 3 14 0 53
Ceri Sweeney Newport Gwent Dragons 1 6 11 1 53
Dan Parks Glasgow Warriors 1 5 11 0 48
Felipe Contepomi Leinster 0 7 9 0 41
James Hook Ospreys 0 5 7 0 31
Nick Robinson Cardiff Blues 1 1 5 2 28
Ben Blair Cardiff Blues 1 3 5 0 26
Colin Gregor Glasgow Warriors 0 1 7 1 26
Darren Daniel Llanelli Scarlets 5 0 0 0 25
Jeremy Manning Munster 0 1 7 0 23
BEST KICKERS:
Name Team Good Att Kick%
Dan Parks Glasgow Warriors 16 18 88.89
David Humphreys Ulster 32 40 80
Ben Blair Cardiff Blues 8 10 80
Ronan O'Gara Munster 8 10 80
Mark McHugh Connacht 22 28 78.57
James Hook Ospreys 12 16 75
Ceri Sweeney Newport Gwent Dragons 17 23 73.91
Jeremy Manning Munster 8 11 72.73
Stephen Jones Llanelli Scarlets 22 31 70.97
Chris Paterson Edinburgh 17 25 68
Felipe Contepomi Leinster 16 25 64
Calum MacRae Border Reivers 7 11 63.64
Nick Robinson Cardiff Blues 6 11 54.55
- Qual: 10 place kicks at goal -
MAGNERS LEAGUE ROUND RESULTS:
Friday October 6, 2006 at Sportsground
Connacht (0) 17: Paul Warwick(T/2C/P) Matt Mostyn(T)
Ulster (10) 24: Roger Wilson(T) Isaac Boss(T) Bryn Cunningham(T) David Humphreys(3C/P) Paddy Wallace(C)
Attendance: 1,687
Friday October 6, 2006 at Hughenden
Glasgow Warriors (16) 25: Thom Evans(T) Colin Gregor(C/6P)
Border Reivers (0) 0
Attendance: 1,967
Friday October 6, 2006 at Lansdowne Road
Leinster (17) 27: Brian O'Driscoll(2T) Shane Horgan(T) Jamie Heaslip(T) Felipe Contepomi(2C/P)
Munster (10) 20: David Wallace(T) Marcus Horan(T) Ronan O'Gara(2C/2P)
Attendance: 27,252
