Leinster seek Christmas bonus

LEINSTER have won two from three in their Heineken Cup campaign — but still find themselves down in third place in a pool that could end up needing the calculators to determine quarter-final qualification.

At the halfway stage, Pool Six is a straight three-horse race with treble champions Toulouse on 10 points, double champions Leicester Tigers on nine points, and Leinster on eight — all with two wins in the bank.

Toulouse have pocketed two bonus points and the Tigers one to make all the difference, and veteran Leinster second-rower Malcolm O’Kelly admits the lack of a bonus point in the 28-14 Round Three win over Edinburgh may come back to haunt the Irish province.