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Published 15:47 7 Oct 2017 BST
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Sexton landed an early penalty to make it 17-7 but a class Tommy O'Donnell line break on 48 minutes set Earls up to get the score he had been denied in the first half. JJ Hanrahan missed the conversion and Sexton then stretched the host's lead to eight points when his penalty saw him become Leinster's record, all-time points scorer.
Both sides dipped into their reserves and Munster switched around their backline. When Josh van der Flier forced a penalty, on 55 minutes, Sexton added three more to his own points record and Leinster were well set heading into the final quarter.
While it was Munster that were chasing, it was Leinster that finished the game seeking more tries. Barry Daly came close in the corner and Sexton over-cooked another cross kick but few were complaining that the bonus point was not claimed.
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