Cheika’s wake-up call for Leinster

Leinster 30 Scarlets 22

They trailed by 12 points at the interval, no surprise given their lacklustre performance, but Cheika got the required response from his half-time dressing down in the second half.

Brian O’Driscoll admitted: “We got a fair old rollicking and it was justified. We played very poorly in the first half, even if you have to give credit to Llanelli for the way they played.