Positives for Leinster ahead of Munster crunch clash

CLOSE examination of the videos of the two Celtic League matches earlier in the week suggests that Leinster have more to be positive about going into Saturday’s crunch clash with Munster at the RDS.

It is never easy to go to Ravenhill and depart with a win under one’s belt. It’s tougher still when injury forces key men like Shane Horgan and Reggie Corrigan to drop out hours before the kick-off.

Much of the after-match reaction, quite understandably, centred on the return after the infamous spear tackle in New Zealand of Brian O’Driscoll, and he will be all the better for his half hour or so of game time. But it was the quality of the Leinster display and the manner in which they dug deep when the serious questions were asked that really caught the eye.