Leinster have beaten Ulster by 24 points to 18 in the final of the Rabo Direct Pro 12.
A Shane Jennings try in just the third minute put Leinster in front.
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Jonathan Sexton and Ruan Pienaar then traded penalties back and forth, until Jamie Heaslip scraped over the tryline just after the hour-mark.
Both Robbie Diack and Isa Nacewa were yellow-carded in the second half, and in the end Joe Schmidt’s side were able to hold off a fierce Ulster fightback.