By BILL KIELY

False dawn: Scarlets’ Johnny McNicholl goes over to score
PICTURE: Huw Evans

SCARLETS head coach Wayne Pivac praised a gutsy Tadhg Beirne display as the Welsh outfit left Leinster with a deserved losing bonus point.
The reigning champions won at the RDS for just the second time ever in last season’s PRO12 semi-final, but they were unable to repeat that feat this time round against a Leinster side keen to bounce back after last weekend’s loss in Edinburgh.

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