Irish Too Strong for Ospreys in Their Title Bid

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Leinster kept up their Magners League title challenge with a two-try victory over the Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium.

The home side, minus 17 squad players, had to settle for a losing bonus point as Leinster secured third place in the table with first-half tries for Shane Horgan and man of the match Rob Kearney with Felipe Contepomi supplying 16 points with the boot.

The Ospreys did take the lead early in the second half with a try for rookie Gareth Owen, but Contepomi saw off the home challenge, kicking three out of four penalty shots in the final 25 minutes.

Brian O'Driscoll's influence helped the Irish province into a 17-12 lead with Shaun Connor keeping …