Magners League: Leinster trounce Dragons; Connacht denied in last-gasp winner

Leinster comfortably moved up to fourth while Connacht were denied a third home win of the season with a late win for Ospreys.

Leinster 27-6 Dragons

The Newport Gwent Dragons were crushed last night at the RDS by an in-form Leinster side that goes from strength to strength, with Shane Horgan scoring a brace of tries that sets him up as now second on the league's list of all-time top try scorers with 33 touchdowns.

Dragon's defeat now means that on the eight visits to Dublin, the side are still without a win. with only Jason Tovey's two convereted penalties providing any solace.

Star man Horgan said afterwards: "It was important to win and we're delighted to get the bonus point. We got off to a slow start but we were composed and it's good to be a part of a team that plays a nice brand of rugby

Connacht 15-16 Ospreys

Connacht fans fell silent last night in the dying minutes of a combative tie against Ospreys as Jamie Nutbrown exposed a stunned the hosts with a score from close range in the 78th minute, Moments later Matthew Jarvis converted from in front of the posts to end Ospreys' two-match losing run.

Connacht managed to fashion a late, late penalty for Miah Nikora, but Nikora missed his chance from a difficult position.

Connacht coach Eric Elwood said a bonus point was of no consolation to his team: "We lacked the usual intensity at the breakdown and even as bad as we played, to be six points up near the end and not to close the game out was very disappointing."