The 32-year old winger will miss the next four-months having undergone a procedure on a serious hamstring injury.

Fergus McFadden believes Leinster’s current strength-in-depth is such that it trumps even the 2009-2012 era, when the province dominated the European club scene and claimed three Heineken Cups in just four seasons.

Leinster winger Fergus McFadden has been cited for an alleged stamp on Connacht prop Nathan White.