Why Leinster’s key numbers all stack up for future dominance

The target on Leinster’s back has just got bigger. That’s the way it has always been for champions. First up, it’s Munster gunning for a win over the newly crowned European champions that would propel them into a third Guinness Pro 12/14 final in four seasons.

For the rest of Europe, especially the best the French and English leagues have to offer, Leinster is the scalp everyone wants now.

The Champions Cup had barely arrived in the Leinster dressing room in the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao Saturday night when Isa Nacewa and Johnny Sexton were being quizzed at the press conference as to how the semi-final with their closest Irish rival at the RDS on Saturday would impact on their celebrations.