Leinster passion pleases Cheika

Leinster 19 Bath 22

You could understand his frustration after his side’s unlucky 22-19 defeat by Bath in Saturday’s Heineken European Cup tie at the RDS.

Sour grapes? Not really. Cheika added “fair play to Bath if they wanted to play it like that and get away with it,” and he didn’t have any qualms either at the manner in which Welsh referee Nigel Whitehouse handled this fiercely contested game.