Donal Lenihan: Leinster beware: Saracens may be down but they’re far from out

On an explosive Saturday that saw Saracens relegated from the Gallagher Premiership on the eve of a must-win Champions Cup pool game against Racing 92, Munster took their exit from this season’s competition without firing a shot.

As expected, Leinster and Ulster took their place in the last eight, even if both were required to work a lot harder than anticipated against a highly competitive pairing in Benetton and Bath. Leinster’s only bumps on the road this season have, rather surprisingly, occurred away from home against Italian opposition.