Cheika is seeking Leinster consistency

LEINSTER coach Michael Cheika was delighted with a crucial Magners League victory to keep his side top of the table, but perturbed at a flawed first quarter at the RDS on Saturday night.

Leinster coughed up two tries and 14 points inside 12 minutes and Cheika has promised an enquiry: “I’m very happy with the win but I still can’t quite get the first 20 minutes out of my head,” he admitted.

“In normal circumstances,” he said, “you can’t give quality teams like that the type of start we gave them. We only won because we showed a lot of courage, fight and grit to stay in it.