Jack McGrath believes the blame for Leinster’s heavy defeat to Ulster last week should rest with the players and not the coaching ticket, as the province seeks to repair the damage done in Belfast by seeing off Treviso at the RDS this Saturday.

Leinster 13 Connacht 0: Leinster may be alone among the provinces in having their European ambitions sundered before Christmas, but they have emerged from the festive season as undisputed top dogs on the island after last night’s gritty defeat of Connacht.