Pro14: Leinster 54-10 Dragons

Leinster moved into second place in Pro14 Conference B as they scored eight tries in a 54-10 demolition of the outclassed Dragons at the RDS.

James Benjamin's try helped the Dragons to a 10-0 lead but they trailed 28-10 at the break as Leinster ran in four scores to secure their bonus point.

Isa Nacewa crossed twice and the hosts were awarded a second-half penalty try.

Jamison Gibson-Park, Josh Murphy, Max Deegan, Rory O'Loughlin and Jordan Larmour also touched down for Leinster.

Leinster are level on points with third-placed Ulster, both sides two points adrift of Conference leaders Scarlets, who are away to Southern Kings on Saturday.

The Dragons are one from bottom, with just two wins from their opening nine fixtures, and they face a visit from Ulster at Rodney Parade next Friday.

Gavin Henson pinged a third-minute drop goal through the uprights and the visitors scored the opening try shortly after, Benjamin breaching the line and diving over the whitewash.

Leinster's Sean Cronin is tackled by Angus O'Brien of the Dragons

Henson nailed the extras from out wide to make it 10-0, although that advantage did not last long as Leinster scored a fantastic try.

Ross Byrne found some space to break, and kicked over the top for Fergus McFadden to feed Sean Cronin, and finally Gibson-Park crashed over the line.

Byrne added the additional two then Leinster skipper Nacewa, back after two months out with injury, finished with aplomb in the left corner.

Murphy scrambled over from a lineout on his first senior start and the home side soon had their bonus-point in the bag - Jordan Larmour made the break, Byrne again elected to cross-kick to McFadden, and he and Deegan were left with a two-on-one in the right corner.

Angus O'Brien saw yellow for a deliberate knock on with 48 minutes on the clock, with referee Sam Grove-White awarding a penalty try as Scott Fardy sought to send Deegan over the line.

It took just three minutes for Leinster to score again, this time Nacewa diving over in the left corner as the Dragons' defence was stretched once more, but the score stayed at 42-10 for a scrappy 20-minute period.

Larmour won the race to Noel Reid's perfectly-weighted grubber, with the score confirmed via the TMO, and O'Loughlin capitalised on Larmour's searing break through the tiring Dragons line as Leo Cullen's charges finished in style.

Leinster: Larmour; McFadden, O'Loughlin, Reid, Nacewa (capt); R. Byrne, Gibson-Park; E. Byrne, Cronin, Bent; Molony, Fardy; Josh Murphy, Jordi Murphy, Deegan.

Replacements: Strauss, Dooley, Porter, Nagle, Conan, McCarthy, Marsh, O'Brien.

Dragons: O'Brien; Rosser, Warren, Dixon, Hewitt; Henson, Pretorius; Hobbs, Shipp, Fairbrother; Davies, Screech; Wainwright, Griffiths, Benjamin.

Replacements: Ellis, Garrett, Harris, Landman, Roach, Babos, Robson, Edwards.