Will the real Ireland please stand up?

Last weekend’s final round of Champions Cup pool action served to remind us that unless a team is emotionally invested in the outcome of the contest, chances are they can forget about winning.

How else do you explain Leinster’s 41-point hammering at the hands of Wasps?

Their starting side included 11 of Ireland’s Six Nations squad, Wasps had four of England’s. Wasps, however, were chasing a home quarter-final which this result delivered while Leinster were chasing... well it’s quite hard to work out exactly what they were doing.