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Jamison-Gibson-Park scores Leinster's fourth try. Billy Stickland/INPHO
Rugby

Leinster secure bonus-point win over Edinburgh in URC opener

Leo Cullen’s men won on a scoreline of 33-31 at Hive Stadium.

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Edinburgh 31

Leinster 33

LEINESTER LAUNCHED THEIR bid to claim a first United Rugby Championship title since 2021 with a bonus-point victory over Edinburgh at Hive Stadium.

Jamison Gibson-Park marked his return from injury as one of five try-scorers in a man-of-the-man display, while Cian Healy came off the bench to equal Devin Toner’s record of 280 games for Leinster.

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